Omoea philippinensis Ames 1915
Plant and Flowers Photos by © Eric Hunt and His Orchid Website
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Common Name The Philippine Omoea
Flower Size
This epiphytic, monopodial, warm to hot growing orchid is found only in the Philippines at elevations of 800 to 2000 meters with erect stems carrying very leathery, thick, flattened, grovved on top and bottom leaves that blooms on a short, to 6 flowered inflorescence with the flowers held close to the plant in a cluster.
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Australian Orchid Review Vol 66 No 3 2001 photo; Orchids of the Philippines Cootes 2001; Flora Malesiana Orchids of the Philippines Vol I Agoo, Shuiteman and de Vogel 2003;
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