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Porpax Orchid

Porpax sp.

Photo by craigwilliams
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Field Notes

Description:

This plant had fallen onto the ground but there were some fairly large patches of it on fallen trees.

Habitat:

Degraded Dipterocarp forest.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
ceherzog
yep...the flowers are wild too.
craigwilliams
Yep, it's a pretty cool genus all round. The flowers can be very strange too, like little snakes tasting the air! : http://www.flickr.com/photos/14470543@N07/3497804426/in/photostream
ceherzog
Those are definitely weird psuedobulbs! Very nice.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2011

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