Acanthophippium splendidum

Acanthophippium splendidum

Native to:
American Samoa | Bismarck Archipelago | Fiji | Maluku | New Caledonia | New Guinea | Samoa | Solomon Is. | Sulawesi | Tonga | Vanuatu | Wallis-Futuna Is.

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Taxonomy

Division:
Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
Family:
Orchidaceae
Genus:
Acanthophippium
Species:
Acanthophippium splendidum

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:
Geophyte
Height:
60 cm
Drought Tolerance:
Low
Bloom Months:
apr,may,jun
Bloom Colors:
white, purple, yellow

Propagation & Germination

Notes:
Dust seeds require symbiotic mycorrhizal fungi or sterile asymbiotic agar medium for germination; conventional cold stratification is not applicable.

Source: deepseek-v4-flash