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Grastidium cathcartii (Hook.f.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones, 1997

Orchid of Peninsular Malaya Under: Grastidium

Homotypic Synonyms:
Homotypic Synonyms: Dendrobium cathcartii Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 727 (1890).
Callista cathcartii (Hook.f.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 654 (1891).
Grastidium cathcartii (Hook.f.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones, Lasianthera 1: 67 (1997).

Grastidium cathcartii (Hook.f.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones

Grastidium cathcartii (Hook.f.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones

Grastidium cathcartii (Hook.f.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones

Grastidium cathcartii (Hook.f.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones

Grastidium cathcartii (Hook.f.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones

Grastidium cathcartii (Hook.f.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones

Distribution:
S. India to China (S. Yunnan) and W. Malesia
36 CHC CHH CHT
40 ASS EHM IND SRL
41 LAO MYA THA VIE
42 BOR JAW MLY SUM

Lifeform:
Pseudobulb epiphyte or lithophyte

Credit :
Photo by Keladu Senja, specimen from Kedah.

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Coelogyne testacea Lindl., 1842

Orchid of Peninsular Malaya Under: Coelogyne

This species close to Coelogyne sumatrana, its endemic in Sumatra island, see LINK

Homotypic Synonyms:
Coelogyne testacea Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 28(Misc.): 38 (1842).
Pleione testacea (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 680 (1891).

Coelogyne testacea

Distribution:
W. Malesia
42 BOR MLY

Credit :
Photo 1-9 courtesy Abiom
Photo 10- 13 courtesy Keladu Senja, specimen collected from Perak

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Dipodium parviflorum J.J.Sm., 1911

Orchid of Peninsular Malaya Under: Dipodium , Endemic

Dipodium parviflorum J.J.Sm., Bull. Dép. Agric. Indes Néerl. 45: 22 (1911)-Holttum 1953:509

Habit of Dipodium pictum. Inflorescences longer, with about 18 flowers. Sepals and petals 13-14 mm long, dull medium yellow with crimson blotches on both surfaces. Sepals concave, boat-shaped, 6 mm wide when flattened. Petals slightly concave. Lip 12 mm long, 3-lobes from the base, side lobes nearly white, narrow, lying close to column and little longer than it, with rounded ends, mid lobe 9 mm long, hardly 4 mm wide, tip acute, edges somewhat reflexed, upper surface alomost cover with white hairs between side lobes at the base.

Originally dicribed from plant cultivated at Bogor (Buitenzorg) java; Only know in Malaya a collection from Sungkap forest reserve, near Sungai Patani, Kedah.

(The orchids of peninsular Malaysia and Singapore By Gunnar Seidenfaden, Jeffrey J. Wood, Richard Eric Holttum, page 555).

Our specimen below collected from Kampung Kupang Kedah, by Keladu Senja. This is very special collcetion, because there is no photo Dipodium parviflora before origin from Peninsular Malaysia for public, this is endemic one.

Dipodium parviflorum

Lip of Dipodium parviflorum

Inflorescences longer, this specimen with about 20 flowers

Plant c. 3 metres

Distribution:
Pen. Malaysia (Kedah)
42 MLY

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Chiloschista sweelimii Holttum, 1966

Orchid of Peninsular Malaya Under: Chiloschista , Endemic

,Orchid Chiloschista sweelimii is a orchid endemic from Northern Perak, Peninsular Malaysia. It is describe first time by Prof. Richard Erick Holttum (20.7.1895-18.9.1990) at Journal Orchid Review No. 74 page 147 at year 1966. The publication can be read at LINK.

~Chiloschista sweelimii adalah satu species orkid tempatan berbentuk seperti akar dan tidak berdaun yang hanya boleh dijumpai di alam semulajadi bahagian utara negeri Perak, Peninsular Malaya. Orkid dari genera Chiloschista ini diterbitkan pertama kali oleh Prof. Richard Erick Holttum (20.7.1895-18.9.1990) di Jurnal Orchid Review nombor 74 laman 147 tahun 1966. Terbitan boleh di dirujuk melalui LINK dan berjaya menjadi new orkid species tempatan asli dari Malaya.~