Cymbidium canaliculatum
(Black orchid, Channel-leaf Cymbidium, Tiger orchid)
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FAMILY |
Orchidaceae |
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Species |
Cymbidium canaliculatum |
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Common name |
Black orchid, Channel-leaf Cymbidium, Tiger orchid |
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Flower colour; life form |
Black to yellow with splotches; epiphyte |
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Campus |
Cairns, Townsville |
Description
This epiphytic orchid is often seen growing in the fork where two branches arise in large eucalypts in woodland areas. A variable species it is often cultivated. Pseudobulbs are clustered to 15 cm long, leaves are keeled, thick 20-60 cm long. Flowers in pendulous racemes, each flower 2.5-3.5 cm diam; colour varies from pale to almost black but with dark splotches. Capsules are ovoid to 3 cm long.
