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Bulbophyllum nocturnum is believed to be the only species of orchid to routinely flower during the night. [2] Another species of orchid, Dendrobium amboinense , has been reported by some to open its flower at midnight and close them before noon, while other reports state that its flowers open at dawn. [ 4 ]
Coelogyne cristata has many short stems, which holds the fragrance inside the flower. The petals are up to 8 centimetres (3.1 inches) in diameter and snow white with a yellow spot on the lip. This orchid blooms in the late winter, when the snow begins to melt. Its leaves are deep green and narrow, between 10 and 15 centimeters (3.9 and 5.9 ...
The genus has a monopodial growth habit with flat, typically broad, ovoid leaves (strap-leaves). Species with cylindrical (terete), fleshy leaves, which are adapted to dry periods were transferred to the genus Papilionanthe. The stems of these orchids vary considerably in size; some are miniature plants and some have a length of several meters.
Prosthechea cochleata is the national flower of Belize, where it is known as the black orchid. [51] Lycaste skinneri has a white variety (alba) that is the national flower of Guatemala, commonly known as Monja Blanca (White Nun). Panama's national flower is the Holy Ghost orchid (Peristeria elata), or 'the flor del Espiritu Santo'.
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Dipodium variegatum is a leafless, mycoheterotrophic orchid. For most of the year, it lies dormant and has no above-ground presence; its tubers grow fleshy roots and form shoots consisting of leaf-like, sharply pointed, overlapping bracts, sometimes protruding above the ground, from which inflorescences emerge. The plant blooms in December ...
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