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Papilionanthe hookeriana

Papilionanthe hookeriana
Photo: John Nugent Fitch, Public domain
Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Light
Full sun
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
Indo-China to W. Malesia
Climate
wet tropical

About

Papilionanthe hookeriana, also known as anggrek pensil in indonesian, or kinta weed, is a species of orchid native to the swamps of Borneo, Malaya, Sumatera, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Where it grows

The species is native to Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand.

Uses

It is the pollen parent of the hybrid Papilionanthe Miss Joaquim, which was originally hybridised by Agnes Joaquim.

Other Papilionanthe plants

Papilionanthe biswasiana · Papilionanthe cylindrica · Papilionanthe greenii · Papilionanthe pedunculata · Papilionanthe sillemiana · Parrot Flower · Papilionanthe tricuspidata · Papilionanthe uniflora · Papilionanthe vandarum · Papilionanthe

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

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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