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Black Orchid
Prosthechea cochleta
16.9517, -89.1101
Field Notes
Description:
The black orchid is the national flower of Belize, and is not actually black but a deep purple with yellowish-green twisted petals which make it look a bit spiderish.
Habitat:
This orchid is epiphytic, attached to tree branches or in a tree crotch. The one I photographed here was scavenged from a fallen rainforest tree branch near my home in the Maya Mountain foothills.
Notes:
Black orchids may bloom almost any time of the year, and are fairly hardy.
Reference Links:
Lower Dover Field Journal | Real Belize… The Right Way!
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJanuary 21, 2016
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