Inflorescence: Arching to drooping few-flowered raceme with 3-5 flowers.
Flowers: 3/4 of an inch across and white in colour. There are two fine crenate(zigzag) calli along the length of the lip which have yellow tips and end about 0.5 cm short of the lip tip.
Plant Habit: Sympodial epiphyte with inverted cone-shaped pseudobulbs terminating in two thin long leaves.
Altitude: Found at about 900 metres asl upwards.
Flowering time: February-March.
Fragrance: None.
Distribution: Southern India(Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu) and Sri Lanka.
Heat tolerance: Among the Coelogynes of South India it is the most heat tolerant.
Nice post Prejith!!Please add some description..
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ReplyDeleteIs it near to coelogyne ochracea ? As I see this is very very close to it.
ReplyDeleteI had coelogyne ochracea bloomed in Feb, they have very mild fragnace enough to attract bees to help them pollinate.
Had Crisata too..
I'm really not sure Kaarthiik. All the Coelogynes are obviously related and can look very similar since they come mostly in white marked with yellow or brown. The two you mention are however not native to the Western Ghats.
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