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Coelogyne cumingii

Coelogyne cumingii

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Coelogyneae
SubTribe: Coelogyninae
Genus: Coelogyne
Species: Coel. cumingii
Alliance:
Binomial name
Coelogyne cumingii
Lindley 1843


Coelogyne cumingii is a species of Coelogyne found in East Asia.

Description[]

Plants bloom from spring to summer with three to five 6.25 cm wide flowers.

Distribution[]

Plant is found in the lowland montane forest of Thailand, the peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo at elevations of 900 to 2150 meters

Culture[]

Plants are usually grown in baskets. Plant grows from cool to cold temperatures in partial shade. Water regularly during the summer, about once every two days and gradually reduce in the winter. Water about once every two to three weeks and gradually increase watering as new roots begin to show. Pot in a well drain medium. Pot in a plastic or clay pot with a mix of fine fir bark, tree fern fibers, and perlite or pot in New Zealand sphagnum moss.

Naming[]

Common name: Cuming's Coelogyne

Synonyms[]

  1. Coelogyne casta Ridl. 1897
  2. Coelogyne longibracteata Hook.f. 1890
  3. Pleione cumingii (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891
  4. Pleione longibracteata (Hook.f.) Kuntze 1891
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