Dipodium paludosum is a terrestrial orchid species that is native to south-east Asia . It occurs in Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.[2] The leaves up to 30 cm long and 2.5 cm wide. The axillary racemes comprise 6 to 12 fleshy flowers which are each up to 4 cm wide and are cream with purple-magenta spots.[3]
The species was formally described in 1851 by British botanist William Griffith who gave it the name Grammatophyllum paludosum. Griffith had collected the plant from swampy upland in Malacca, growing in association with Nepenthes species.[4] It was transferred to the genus Dipodium by German botanist Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach in 1862.[1]
Dipodium paludosum is a terrestrial orchid species that is native to south-east Asia . It occurs in Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. The leaves up to 30 cm long and 2.5 cm wide. The axillary racemes comprise 6 to 12 fleshy flowers which are each up to 4 cm wide and are cream with purple-magenta spots.
The species was formally described in 1851 by British botanist William Griffith who gave it the name Grammatophyllum paludosum. Griffith had collected the plant from swampy upland in Malacca, growing in association with Nepenthes species. It was transferred to the genus Dipodium by German botanist Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach in 1862.
Dipodium paludosum es una especie de orquídea de hábitos terrestres. Es originaria de Asia.
Dipodium paludosum es una orquídea de tamaño grande, que prefiere el clima cálido y tiene hábito terrestre con raíces basales que dan lugar a un tallo alargado que lleva muchas hojas imbricadas, con forma de cintas que van gradualmente disminuyendo desde la base hasta el ápice que es agudo, las hojas basales se abrazan y articulan al tallo. Florece en la primavera en una inflorescencia de 40 cm de largo, con 10 flores con brácteas florales ovadas, agudas.[1]
Se encuentra en Malasia, Tailandia, Camboya, Vietnam, Sumatra, Borneo y las Filipinas en los pastizales de tierras bajas.
Dipodium paludosum fue descrita por David Lloyd Jones y publicado en Xenia Orchidacea 2: 15. 1862.[2]
Dipodium paludosum es una especie de orquídea de hábitos terrestres. Es originaria de Asia.
Dipodium paludosum là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Lan. Loài này được (Griff.) Rchb.f. mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1862.[2]
Dipodium paludosum là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Lan. Loài này được (Griff.) Rchb.f. mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1862.