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Banana Orchid

Acampe rigida

Banana Orchid
Photo: Badlydrawnboy22, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Tree, Orchid

About

Acampe rigida is a species of orchid native to the forests of tropical southern Asia where it grows on trees and rocks at altitudes of up to 1,800 m (6,000 ft).

Where it grows

Acampe rigida is native to the Andaman Islands, Assam, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam. It occurs in forests, either growing epiphytically on the branches and trunks of trees, or growing on rocks, and often forming dense clumps. Its altitudinal range is from 300 to 1,800 m (1,000 to 6,000 ft).

Other Acampe plants

Acampe pachyglossa · Wight's Acampe · Acampe

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Acampe rigida by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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