Black orchid (Coelogyne pandurata)

Black orchid (Coelogyne pandurata) is a species of orchid that only grows on the island of Kalimantan. Black orchid flora is maskot East Kalimantan province. Currently, native orchid habitat has decreased the number of black big enough because the more knowledgeable menyusutnya forest in Kalimantan, but can still be found in the reserve in the amount of gravel Luway slightly. Estimated to amount to more in the hands of orchid collectors.

[edit] Characteristics of Plants
Called the black orchid because it has a tongue (labellum) with a few black lines and green feathered. Sepal and petal green young. Interest rates are quite fragrant and fragrant blooms usually in the month of March to June.
Orchid black orchid, including in the form of a bulb with simpodial tumefy on the bottom and leaves protruding above it. Each bulb has only two pieces of leaves only. Leaves itself glance similar as coconut leaves on the shoot

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Meratus orchid

Meratus orchid is one of thousands of orchids Indonesia akan extinct if we do not safe

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Beautiful Orchid

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Orchid In Papua

YOU orchid lovers? Anggrek forest is one of the types of plants that can be encountered in Papua, even among species included in that rare.

In Papua alone there are approximately 2,000 types of orchids, which started life in the seaside to the high mountain slopes. Type and color of the orchid variety, so that the size, shape and color vary according to the habitat where it grows.

In the high plains of Papua, denrobium dwarf orchid is one of the most beautiful species. Anggrek small – usually diserbuki by birds – a bright color. Large flowers with blue stripe, red, yellow and purple. Other types of growth here is the red mixed with orange flowers, dendrobium cuthbertsonii crimson flowers.

Papua is recognized as a place or area that save so many endangered species (flora). Karnivora plants (plants that live with memangsa small animals) are found in up to a height above the sea to the mountains of snow.

This plant is divided into four clans, but that can be found in Papua from the genus Nepenthes is. This plant is a liana perdu or wood shaped like a bag. Animals such as insects, birds, and generally does a little color with the bright.

Plants have this kind of honey that act as penjerat mangsanya. Surface of the tree (honey) is very slippery, so often fall prey to it. Animals that fell akan dilumat with the enzyme / pencerna liquid food substances to be absorbed the body wall and distributed to the entire body.

Sago sago metroxylon is one of the plants that take many years to grow and become large in Papua. Plants that become the main food of the Papuans.

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Dendrobium crumenatum

(Dendrobium crumenatum) is an orchid that is quite popular because of the interest rates that are like a dove fly. Dove orchid habitat has a living area, ranging from Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, to the Philippines and Papua, so easily found even on the branches of trees in the street though. This orchid can survive almost any where, whether the high or low.

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Dove orchid has flower petal and sepal with a white form of the tongue (labellum) and have varied colors of white with a few colors. Fragrant flowers fragrant, especially in the morning and usually only survive a day. Mekarnya flower simultaneously and are often influenced by differences in temperature extremes (such as heavy rain in the dry season).

Anggrek merpati including the monopodial orchids in the form of a bulb at the bottom of the swell and flat on the top. Root rounded flat white sweep. Anggrek include orchids that produce keiki diligent.

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About Orchid

Naturally Orchid (Family Orchidaceous) epiphyte living on tree branches and other plants, but in growth can orchid plant in a pot filled with a certain media. There are several factors that affect plant growth, such as environmental factors, such as sunlight, humidity and temperature and maintenance such as: fertilization, sprinkling and control opt.

In general, orchids, orchids that need temperature 28 + 2 ° C with minimum temperature 15 ° C. Orchid land is generally more refractory than the orchid pot. But the high temperatures can cause dehydration which can prevent plant growth.

Relative humidity (RH), which required it to be between 60-85%. Function of high humidity for the plant, among others, to avoid the evaporation that is too high. Humidity at night in order not to be too high, because it can lead to rotten roots in the young shoot-shoot. Therefore grown in a pot so that the media should not unduly wet. While the humidity is very low in the afternoon can be overcome with the way the fog spray (mist) around place with the help of sprayer.

Depend growth pattern, orchid plants can be divided into two types, namely, symposia and monopodium. Orchid simpodial is a type of orchid does not have a main stem, flowers to the outside edge of the trunk and back of the child-bearing plant that grows. Except in the orchid species Dendrobium sp. who can issue the new flower stalk on the stem-side. Examples of orchid type’s simpodial are: Dendrobium sp., Cattleya sp., Oncidium sp. and Cymbidium sp. Orchid simpodial types in general are epifit.

Orchid monopodial type of orchid that is characterized by growing point is there in the end of the stem, pertumbuhannnya straight up on one stem. Interest to the outside of the stem between two leaf axilla. Sample type monopodial orchids are: Vanda sp., Arachnis sp., Renanthera sp., Phalaenopsis sp., And Aranthera sp.

Habitat orchid plants can be divided into 4 groups as follows:

* Orchid epifit, the orchid that grows on trees stay another without prejudice inangnya and plants need light shade from the sun, for example, Cattleya sp. require light +40%, Dendrobium sp. 50-60%, Phalaenopsis sp. + 30%, and Oncidium sp. 60 - 75%.
* Orchid terestrial, the orchid that grows in the soil and requires direct sunlight, for example Aranthera sp., Renanthera sp., Vanda sp. and Arachnis sp.
Terestrial orchid plants need sunlight 70 - 100%, with afternoon temperatures in the range of 19 - 380C, and the night 18-210C. While for the type of orchid Vanda sp. who need a little wide-leaved shade.
* Anggrek litofit, the orchids that grow on the stones, and resistant to full sunlight, such as Dendrobium phalaenopsis.
* Anggrek saprofit, the orchid that grows on media containing humus or leaves dry, and requires less sunlight, such as Goodyera sp.

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