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Divisions of
Calanthe furcata 'Mellow Yellow' |
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| Number: |
TN7806 |
| Name: |
Calanthe furcata 'Mellow Yellow'
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division (What's that?) |
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Plant Donor: |
Troy C. Meyers
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Flower |
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Culture Notes from Donor: Parent plant: Temperature range I (60-83°F)
Comments: Parent plant: An ivory-colored individual from our TN1072 effort.
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 79°F, nights 62°F; best fit is Intermediate 83-60°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 |
furcata |
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From Latin "furcatus" forked, with a fork.
(Source:
Mayr & Schmucker 1998) |
| Pronunciation of |
Calanthe |
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ka-LAN-thee
(Source:
Pridgeon 1992) |
| Pronunciation of |
furcata |
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fur-KAH-ta
(Source:
Hawkes 1978) |
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http://troymeyers.com/d?127806
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DIVISIONS
of these are not currently available, but we have some maturing in the greenhouse and expect to offer them in the future.
There are 3 items with
1 plant per
item that will be considered for sale later.
Click here to see if we have flasks available.
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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: This orchid is extremely widespread, with its area of
distribution extending from Taiwan and the Philippines through Borneo,
Indonesia, New Guinea, Australia, many of the South Pacific Islands,
including New Caledonia and Fiji, Malaya, southern and southeast Asia,
eastern and southern India, Sri Lanka (Ceylon), and Madagascar.
In the Philippines, plants are found on most of the islands, and have been
reported from near sea level to 10,150 ft. (3100 m). On Borneo, plants are
found in a variety of habitats in Kalimantan, Sabah, and Sarawak at
elevations from near sea level to 4900 ft. (1500 m). Comber (2001)
reported finding plants in every province in Sumatra at elevations to 9850
ft. (3000 m). Plants are common throughout Java where they grow in forest
and scrub from near sea level to 6050 ft. (1850 m). In New Guinea, plants
have been reported as occurring in Central Province where plants have been
found growing on limestone at up to 1300 ft. (400 m) and in rainforest
humus at 1650-1950 ft. (500-600 m). These plants are found in Australia
from northeastern Queensland to southeastern New South Wales where it
grows in shady locations in forests, particularly rainforest, usually in
humus-rich locations where forest litter accumulates such as occurs on
slopes among rocks or on rotting logs or stumps from the coast up into the
tablelands. In New Caledonia, collections have been reported at 21.4S,
165.5E at 350 ft. (100 m), and at 20.9S, 165.0E. Plants are found in
Malaya in many localities, growing from the lowlands up to about 5600 ft.
(1700 m), being particularly abundant in freshwater swamp forest with its
roots spreading horizontally in deep layers of decaying leaves that are
continually moist. Plants have been found in Darjeeling along the Chota
Rangit River. It grows on rocks is dense jungle in warm valleys, in
leaf-mould in partial shade, on wet south-facing slopes at 2300-5450 ft.
(700-1660 m). Seidenfaden (1975) reported the occurrence of this orchid is
every region in Thailand at elevations of up to 4600 ft. (1400 m). In
Vietnam, this uncommon terrestrial and lithophytic orchid has been found
in numerous regions as well as in several locations in the Hoa Binh region
near 21N, 104.5E as well as near 12.5N, 108.5E. In the locations near Hoa
Binh, plants grow in shady locations in primary and secondary evergreen,
broad-leaved, mixed, and coniferous forests at 2950-4900 ft. (900-1500 m).
Plants in the southern location were found at 1650-2950 ft. (500-900 m).
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