Calanthe masuca
Calanthe masuca
- Native to:
- Borneo | China | India | Japan | Jawa | Laos | Lesser Sunda Is. | Madagascar | Malaya | Myanmar | Nansei-shoto | Nepal | Sri Lanka | Sulawesi | Sumatera | Taiwan | Thailand | Vietnam
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Orchidaceae
- Genus:
- Calanthe
- Species:
- Calanthe masuca
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Geophyte
- Height:
- 60 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- may,jun,jul
- Bloom Colors:
- pink, purple, white
Propagation & Germination
- Notes:
- Terrestrial orchid with dust-like seeds requiring mycorrhizal fungi for germination. Laboratory symbiotic germination protocols or green pod culture typically used for propagation.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI