Coilochilus neocaledonicum Schltr. 1906

Plant in situ New Caledonia Photos by © Edouard Faria and The Stanhopea Passion Website

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Common Name The New Caledonian Coilochilus

Flower Size

Found in central and southeastern New Caledonia in rainforests or scrublands as a medium to large sized, warm to cool growing mycoheterotrophic orchid growing on fallen rotting trees at elevations of 500 to 1500 meters with a single, narrow to regular, linear leaf that blooms in the spring and summer on an erect, terminal, 14 to 24" [35 to 60 cm] long, many flowered inflorescence.

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Die Orchideen Schlechter 1915; Die Orchideen 3 Auflage Bd 1 Sonderabdruck aus Schlechter Lieferung 5 257 - 320 Brieger, Maatsch and Senghas 1974; Flore de la Nouvelle-Caledonie et Dependences Vol 8 Orchidaceae Halle 1977 drawing fide; Native Orchids of New Caledonia Societe Neo-Caledonnienne d'Orchidophilie 1995 photo ;

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