Cleisostoma

Various species from this genus are coming from 0m to several hundreds meters altitude in Malaysia. Its overall habitat may be well established along eastern Pacific to India and could be also extend to south until Australia. From strap to terete leaves, Cleisostoma orchids bearing the inflorescence low down the stem carrying several small short-lived flower.

A Cleisostoma sp. of some kind

Some of the species like Cleisostoma discolor, started with several flower but for months to go, a bunch of flower keep on opening all the time at the end of the extending inflorescence. As the old one fade away, another flower opens and new buds established.

Cleisostoma complicatum

This year in September, marked the flowering cycle of some of my Cleisostoma in collection. The above Cleisostoma complicatum is the most exciting since the flower last around 3 weeks.

Cleisostoma williamsonii

 The above is the widespread species Cleisostoma williamsonii which in Malaysia can be found quite easily in all the orchids infected area particularly where the dry season is distinctive. It has terete leaves and just like any plant in this genus, without flower it is hard to differentiate with each other.

A Cleisostoma sp. from Sarawak

Above species collected from Sarawak also celebrating flower this September. The plant is much shorter with terete leaves but the flower slightly bigger than Cleisostoma williamsonii. I don't have any id for the plant. Anyone knows?

Renanthera auyongii

This is the plant which known habitat has been wiped out in place of a newly built hospital. A fate which is quite interesting to learned. A species need to be lost forever in an effort to save another.

This one is from a recent bloom in my collection after 2 years or so. It is quite hardy and tolerate much if remain overlooked for some times. Endermic to Sarawak, this is real deal of silent beauty.

Dendrobium langkawiense

Orchids are so unique in their own way. One such, is featured below taken its name from a famous legendary island located in north Malaysia.

Its habitat may be limited only to limecrop hills in this island to the extent of very small area of mainland Malaysia.

If not in flower, the plant may be seen like a clump of dead grass. The brownish twigs of its leafless stem are prominent sight of this plant. A cycle of new growth may take place after rainy seasons but very soon drop their leaves after the stem reach maturity.