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Flasks of
Calanthe speciosa 'SUL528' -spontaneous |
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| Number: |
TN2557 |
| Name: |
Calanthe speciosa 'SUL528' -spontaneous
(Acquired as Calanthe sp. (close to albolutea) )
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Very low yield.
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| Type: |
spontaneous (What's that?) |
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Pod Parent Flowers |
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Pod Parent Inflorescence |
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Culture Notes from Donor: It grows on the floor of lower montane forest at about 1600 metres altitude, on rotting moss-covered logs and also in rich but well-drained humus. The habitat is moist without being dripping wet. This is a large robust showy species, and will require a large pot and plenty of space.
Parent plant: Temperature range I (60-83°F)
Comments: Parent plant: This species from Sulawesi in Indonesia is sight for sore eyes. It is a large plant with leaves <120 cm long and a robust 60-90 cm tall inflorescence with a 15 cm raceme of bright golden-yellow flowers. This is Calanthe speciosa (Bl.) Lindl., NOT to be confused with the Calanthe speciosa that is a synonym of Phaius tankervilleae.
For additional origin/habitat information supplied courtesy of
Charles and Margaret Baker, see further below, near the bottom of this page.
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Temperatures we attempt to use in the lab & greenhouse:
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Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter: days average 74°F, nights 62°F; best fit is Cool-Intermediate 75-58°F
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Baker's Web OSC) |
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About the name...
| Etymology of |
Calanthe |
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From Greek "kalos" beautiful; "anthe" flower.
(Source:
Pridgeon 1992) |
| Etymology of |
speciosa |
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From Latin "speciosus" beautiful, outstanding.
(Source:
Mayr & Schmucker 1998) |
| Pronunciation of |
Calanthe |
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ka-LAN-thee
(Source:
Pridgeon 1992) |
| Pronunciation of |
speciosa |
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spee-see-OH-sa
(Source:
Hawkes 1978) |
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| Flask Information |
| Availability: |
We have sold all of the flasks for this item. |
| You should: |
Consider getting individual plants or compots instead of a flask.
You can place a "Notify Flask Recipients" Request, and either we or a flask recipient may contact you when plants are available.
You may also place a "Notify Retries" Request, and if an identical pollination (the same parents) is done again, we'll let you know.
You may reserve a flask, but it's very unlikely you'll get one ...this could only happen if we found a flask that we didn't know we had. |
| Yield Estimate: |
20 plants (based on flask surveys done 02/14/2003 )
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| Plantlet Sizes: |
From many flasks 1 - 3 mm plants (based on flask surveys done 02/14/2003 )
From one most recently surveyed flask 1 - 3 mm (02/14/2003)
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The origin/habitat information below is supplied courtesy of Charles and Margaret Baker
The following information is based on the name of the plant provided by the donor, and assumes that the name is correct. If the plant has been misidentified, then the following information may not be correct.
This text is copyrighted by the Bakers and may not be reproduced without permission.
ORIGIN/HABITAT: Java, Sumatra, Borneo, and Malaya. in Java, this orchid is
common all over the island, growing at 2550-5900 ft. (775-1800 m) in
primary forest in areas which never completely dry out. Plants in Sumatra
were originally collected from Bukit (Mt.) Batu Belah in West Sumatra and
have since been found at 5200 ft. (1590 m) near the road between Merek and
Sidikalang in North Sumatra. In Borneo, plants are found primarily in
Sarawak where they grow as terrestrials or as epiphytes on fallen tree
trunks in mixed dipterocarp forest and lower montane mossy forest at
650-5900 m. (200-1800 m). Although reported by most writers as occurring
in peninsular Malaysia, but Seidenfaden & Wood (1992) stated, "a mountain
species reported from Malaya but occurrence is doubtful, the only
specimens being at the fruiting stage."
More about this information and the Bakers...
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