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Coelogyne veitchii
Coelogyne veitchii Rolfe, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew (1895) 282
Type: Veitch cult. (Burke) s.n. (VIII-1894, W. New Guinea) (holo K)
Synonyms:
Rhizome stout, short. Pseudobulbs fusiform-oblong to conical-ovoid, angular, to 9 by 1.7 cm when dry, base sheathed with long cataphylls that soon wither away, 2-leaved. Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, petiolate, 16-40 by 3.5-6 cm, acuminate, with 5 prominent nerves, petiole 4 cm long, grooved. Inflorescence heteranthous, pendulous, peduncle 6.3 cm long, rachis almost straight, 32.5-68 cm long, laxly many-flowered. Floral bracts persistent. Flowers small for the genus, opening simultaneously, not scented. Median sepal ovate, 1.8 by 0.7 cm, acuminate, 5-nerved. Lateral sepals ovate, 1.8 by 0.7 cm, acute, 3-nerved. Petals linear, 1.8 by 0.2 cm, acute. Lip obscurely 3-lobed, 0.8 by 0.65 cm, without distinct keels or calli; lateral lobes erect, oblong, front margins erose, apices rounded; mid-lobe triangular-trapeziform, margins undulate, erose, tip reflexed, apiculate. Column slender, straight, 1 cm long, dilated at the apex into a hood with acute wings, margin erose. (After Clayton, 2002).
Flower pure white or creamy white, anther when young creamy white, soon becoming dark purplish brown.
Epiphyte in montane forest in shaded positions. Altitude 600-1700 m.
Malesia (New Guinea), Solomon Islands.
Papua (Indonesia); Papua New Guinea. See map
Intermediate growing epiphyte, keep in shade.
January, April, September.
- Family Orchidaceae
- Subfamily Epidendroideae
- Tribe Arethuseae
- Subtribe Coelogyninae
- Genus Coelogyne
- Section Veitchiae
- Species Coelogyne veitchii
- Schlechter, R., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 1 (1911) 104
- Schlechter, R., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 21 (1923) t. 40, fig. 139
- Lewis, B.A. & P.J. Cribb, Orchids of the Solomon Islands and Bougainville (1991) 90, fig 19, pl. 5A
- Clayton, D., Genus Coelogyne (2002) 165, fig. 19, pl. 19F
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Coelogyne veitchii
Coelogyne veitchii Rolfe, part of inflorescence, photo E.F. de Vogel, Leiden cult. 32321 (Schuiteman, Mulder & Vogel), from Papua New Guinea, Southern Highlands Prov.
Coelogyne veitchii
Coelogyne veitchii Rolfe, inflorescence, photo E.F. de Vogel, Leiden cult. 32321 (Schuiteman, Mulder & Vogel), from Papua New Guinea, Southern Highlands Prov.
Coelogyne veitchii
Coelogyne veitchii Rolfe, flower, front view, photo E.F. de Vogel, Leiden cult. 32321 (Schuiteman, Mulder & Vogel), from Papua New Guinea, Southern Highlands Prov.
Coelogyne veitchii
Coelogyne veitchii Rolfe, flower, front view from above, photo E.F. de Vogel, Leiden cult. 32321 (Schuiteman, Mulder & Vogel), from Papua New Guinea, Southern Highlands Prov.
Coelogyne veitchii
Coelogyne veitchii Rolfe, flower, oblique front view, photo E.F. de Vogel, Leiden cult. 32321 (Schuiteman, Mulder & Vogel), from Papua New Guinea, Southern Highlands Prov.
Coelogyne veitchii
Coelogyne veitchii Rolfe, flower, lateral view, photo E.F. de Vogel, Leiden cult. 32321 (Schuiteman, Mulder & Vogel), from Papua New Guinea, Southern Highlands Prov.
Coelogyne veitchii
Coelogyne veitchii Rolfe, from Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 21 (1923) t. 40, fig. 139