The Panther-Like Phalaenopsis is native to Indonesia, covering the Kalimantan district of Borneo, Sarawak and the island of Labuan near the coast of Sabah. These orchids grow on mossy rocks near sharp streams or in the canopy of tall trees in the lowland forest from sea level to 800 meters in elevation.
Phalaenopsis pantherina orchid, also called as The Panther-Like Phalaenopsis (refers to the spots on the flower), The Crocodile Tail Orchid, Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi var. pantherina, Polychilos pantherina, is a species of the genus Phalaenopsis. This species was described by Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach in 1864.
IDENTIFY PHALAENOPSIS PANTHERINA ORCHID
The Panther-Like Phalaenopsis is native to Indonesia, covering the Kalimantan district of Borneo, Sarawak and the island of Labuan near the coast of Sabah. These orchids grow on mossy rocks near sharp streams or in the canopy of tall trees in the lowland forest from sea level to 800 meters in elevation.
It is a small sized, hot to warm growing epiphyte with extremly thick, white roots and a short stem that is leafy throughout carrying oblong to narrowly oblong-elliptic, obliquely obtuse and sublobulate, pale green leaves. The leaves are 20 cm long and 4 cm width.
Phalaenopsis pantherina blooms in the winter and summer on a basal, to 18" (to 45 cm) long, racemose or few branched, terete, fleshy, strongly flattened, few flowered inflorescence with fleshy, distichous floral bracts and carries successively single, somewhat sweetly fragrant, waxy flowers. The flowers are spread out, they are 5-6 cm in diameter and star-shaped. The petals of both whorls are yellow with red spots arranged in lines giving the appearance of stripes in the lower half of the lateral outer petals.
This species can be differs from Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi its different lip and it differs from Phalaenopsis mannii by its long isthmus to the middle lobe of the lip.
GROW AND CARE PHALAENOPSIS PANTHERINA ORCHID
Cultural information should only be used as a guide, and should be to be adapted to suit you. Your physical location; where you grow your plants, how much time you have to devote to their care, and many other factors, will need to be taken into account. Only then can you decide on the cultural methods that best suit you and your plants.
Light:
Phalaenopsis pantherina needs a light level of 10000-12000 lux and keep in partial shade.
Temperature:
The average temperature of the day throughout the year is 30-32 ° C, night 24-25 ° C, giving a constant daily 6-7 ° C. In the winter the daily difference should decrease slightly to 6 ° C.
Humidity:
This species needs the average humidity of 80-85% throughout the year.
Substrate, growing media and repotting:
The substrate must be a bark with a grain size of 12-16 mm. It may be beneficial to add a small amount of limestone, but under the condition of using water for watering at a temperature of 21 ° C. The best time to repot is immediately after flowering.
Watering:
Water about once a week. Plants should be constantly moist. It is recommended to water with warm water at a temperature of 21 ° C. Schedule of precipitation is wet / very wet.
Fertilizer:
It is recommended that 1/4-1/2 doses of fertilizer for orchids applied every week or every 2 weeks in the growing season.
Rest period:
In winter the temperature is slightly cooler, fertilization and water quantity should be slightly reduced, but these plants can not tolerate dehydration. And you can increase the level of light.
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