October 2013 Photos Courtesy of David James Orchid Commentary Courtesy of Nev Bone
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Selected Species from NMQOC Species Appreciation Group 19th October 2013 Photos courtesy of David James Orchid commentary courtesy of Nev Bone Bulbophyllum sumatranum epiphyte, 600 to 1200m in Sumatra Grows in shady locations on rain forest trees where it receives high humidity. It is a warm to cool growing orchid. Dendrobium helix 'Pomio Brown' Oncidium croesus Sarcochilus ceciliae Phalaenopsis philippinensis Pomatocalpa spicatum epiphyte, 200 to 1600m, Eastern Himalays, Assam, Butan, Sikkim, Andaman Islands, Myanamar, Thailand, Laos, Southern China, Vietnam, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Lesser Sunda Islands, Sulawesi & Philippines Growing in lowland evergreen forests & primary montane forests. Generally in medium to heavy shade in locations of high humidity Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi Renanthera monachica Epidendrum bractescens Renanthera monachica Phalaenopsis amboinensis Dendrobium pierardii Trichoglottis bipunctata Dendrobium polyanthum Epidendrum imatophyllum Dendrobium tangerinum Phalaenopsis schilleriana Lycaste candida Epidendrum bracteolatum Dendrobium hildebrandtii epiphyte, 200 to 1200m, Burma, Thailand, Laos & Vietnam Grows in open deciduous forests and rain forest margins. It is a warm to cool growing orchid which flowers on the leafless canes Oncidium obryzatum Oncidium ansiferum Oncidium isthmi Hoffmannseggella milleri Thrixspermum hystrix Hoffmannseggella pfisteri Coelogyne sp. Dendrochilum longifolium epiphyte, lithophyte, up to 2200m, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia & New Guinea very widespread in rain forest locations Dendrobium spectabile epiphyte, New Guinea to as far south as Vanuatu Growing in the tree tops of open woodlands and rain forest margins. This orchid can become a large plant, and needs to be kept warm Cymbidium madidum epiphyte, Lowlands in NSW but higher elevation in tropics, Australia from Northern NSW to Cape York Growing in moist rainforests in rotting stumps or forks of trees occasionally can be found on trunks of paperbark (Melaleuca) trees or other soft wood types Dendrobium thyrsiflorum epiphyte, moderate to high altitudes, India to Southern China Grows in deciduous forests in medium to high light locations Luisia curtisii Epiphyte, Moderate altitude, Thailand & Andaman Islands Grows in rain forests in exposed locations as a untidy plant clinging to branches in warm to cool locations Coelogyne lactea epiphyte, Sea level to 1000m, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam & Burma Grows in rain forests in lighly shaded locations where it receives high humidity. It is cool to intermediate growing orchid Dendrobium friedericksianum Dendrobium lindleyi Dendrobium chrysotoxum 'Kathleen' HCC-CCC/QOS-AOC × self Ascocentrum miniatum Sarcochilus hirticalcar Angraecum leonis Vanda tricolor (left and above) Cymbidium canaliculatum Oncidium maculatum Cymbidium canaliculatum Cymbidium canaliculatum Dendrobium canaliculatum Oncidium baueri Pleurothallis minutalis Brassavola perrinii .