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Magic orchid (Calanthe speciosa)

Magic orchid ( Calanthe speciosa ) is a species of plant in the Orchidaceae, epiphytic and terrestrial orchid, up to 125 cm long, fibrous roots, oval leaves, up to 75 cm long, up to 15 cm wide, folded surface, sharp tip and asymmetrical base. C. speciosa has flowers at the end of the stalk, the overall length of the stalk is up to 60 cm, cylindrical in shape, the flowers are in a radial row 19 cm long. Flowers are up to 3 cm long and bright yellow. This species grows on forest floors, roadsides and abandoned lands, often in damp places but tolerates long dry seasons. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Liliopsida Order: Asparagales Family: Orchidaceae Subfamily: Epidendroideae Tribe: Collabieae Genus: Calanthe Species: Calanthe speciosa

Patis rattan (Calamus unifarius)

Patis rattan ( Calamus unifarius ) is a species of plant in the Arecaceae, a dense shrub, grows climbing up to 50 meters, cream colored stems, stem diameter with midrib up to 30 mm, diameter without midrib 25 mm and internode length up to 30 cm. C. unifarius has green leaf midribs with black horizontal spines, spines up to 2 cm long, climbing tools in the form of cyrs or pigtails with a length of 100 cm. Knee clear. The leaves are up to 3 meters long and the stems are 3.5 cm long. The minor leaves are lanceolate, 15-20 on the right and left of the rakis, arranged pinnately irregularly. Minor leaves are up to 60 cm long and up to 17 cm wide. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Liliopsida Order: Arecales Family: Arecaceae Subfamily: Calamoideae Tribe: Calameae Genus: Calamus Species: Calamus unifarius

Rubber rattan (Calamus ruber)

Rubber rattan or Daemonorops rubra ( Calamus ruber ) is a species of plant in the Arecaceae, a dense shrub, clumping, growing climbing up to 11 meters, cream colored stems, stem diameter with midrib up to 35 mm, diameter without midrib 12-16 mm, internode length 17- 32 cm, book height about 1.5 mm. C. ruber has green leaf midribs, densely thorny, flat, bright yellowish green, 5 cm long and arranged like a comb. The climbing tool is in the form of a comb or ponytail, up to 80 cm long, stalk length 87 cm. The small knees are covered with flat spines and are yellowish green in color. Okrea is unclear. Leaves are up to 3.5 meters long. The minor leaves are ribbon-shaped to oblong, irregularly pinnately arranged, 40-53 cm long and 2-4 cm wide. Fruit is round, 2 cm, scales brown or dark yellow. This species grows in lowland primary forests up to an elevation of 1000 meters. Stems are used for furniture components and handicrafts. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospe...

White fusion calathea (Goeppertia lietzei)

>White fusion calathea or Calathea lietzei ( Goeppertia lietzei ) is a species of plant in the Marantaceae, an annual herb that is evergreen, upright, up to 110 cm tall, grows on forest floors, shady places, waterways, agricultural land, roadsides and other places. abandoned place. G. lietzei has cylindrical leaf stalks, up to 60 cm long and reddish green in color. Leaves are elongated oval, slender, thick, wavy, up to 25 cm long, up to 9 cm wide, sharp or blunt tip, flat margins and a vein in the middle. The upper side is dark green and marked with a bright green or whitish side pattern. The underside is dark red with lateral fibers. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Liliopsida Order: Zingiberales Family: Marantaceae Genus: Goeppertia Species: Goeppertia lietzei

Rhino rattan (Plectocomia elongata)

Rhino rattan ( Plectocomia elongata ) is a species of plant in the Arecaceae, large rattan, single or in clusters, up to 50 meters high, large stem, segment length 30-40 cm, diameter with leaf midrib up to 25-100 mm, grows in forests, along rivers and slopes in the lowlands up to an elevation of 1200 meters. P. elongata has leaves 6-7 meters long, including a 3 meter apex and a 20-30 cm petiole. The leaf midrib is green with many horizontal spines or rosettes. The leaves number 50-60 on the right and left of the rakis, in the shape of oblong bands, arranged irregularly or in groups of 1-4 items, the upper side is green and the lower side is whitish. Inflorescences appear from the tip, 7-10 heads, up to 80 cm long and milky white in color. The fruit has a diameter of 1.5 cm and is covered with reddish brown scales. Seeds have a diameter of 1 cm. The flowering season is June-August and the fruit season is until December. This plant dies immediately after bearing fruit. This plant prod...

African spiral flag (Costus lucanusianus)

African spiral flag or Costus afer ( Costus lucanusianus ) is a species of plant in the Costaceae, herbaceous or shrub, up to 2 meters high, cylindrical stem, upright with a spiral movement, green with reddish midrib stripes, grows on forest floors, river banks, roadsides and abandoned lands. C. lucanusianus has oval-shaped leaves, up to 30 cm long, up to 10 cm wide, pointed tip and base, a vein in the middle, dark green upper surface and pale green lower surface. Petioles are very short. The inflorescence is in a tuber at the end of the stem, cone-shaped and about 10 cm long. The flowers are funnel-shaped, the outside is white, the inside is red with a yellow spot. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Liliopsida Order: Zingiberales Family: Costaceae Genus: Costus Species: Costus lucanusianus

Stream orchid (Appendicula pendula)

Stream orchid ( Appendicula pendula ) is a species of plant in the Orchidaceae, terrestrial orchids, leaves in rows on elongated stalks up to 100 cm long, sitting oppositely, alternately and green in color. The leaves are elongated oval in shape, the upper side is shiny green, up to 10 cm long, up to 3 cm wide and with a sharp tip. Inflorescences in panicles at the ends of leaf stalks, radial, up to 10 cm long and hanging. The flowers are white. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Liliopsida Order: Asparagales Family: Orchidaceae Subfamily: Epidendroideae Tribe: Podochileae Subtribe: Eriinae Genus: Appendicula Species: Appendicula pendula