Vietnamese Terrestrial

[rogerman]

To me it looks like we call "Long Tal Narlie" or in english, you'd call it a slipper orchid..... I now have four that are native to Thailand.

[shadec]

NB kaempferia is also called sand ginger. it has a thick tuber root, not roots like other orchids, can you have a look and let us know which it is?
see in this page, look at the image of the root http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galangal

thanks
-J

[rogerman]

The galangal that grows in Thailand has long stems. It is used widely in many dishes here.

[s1214215]

Hi Everyone

I havent have a lot of time lately to take more pics. I will try in the next few days to get some better ones.

I will pull one of the plants up and take pics of the root system too.

I now have a microscope, so I will check the flowers. It seems to have an orchid like pollen mass and not like regular flowers. But as it is tiny I will need to use the microscope to be completely sure.

I will try to post in the coming two or three days as it should flower again by then. It puts out new flowers every few days, one at a time.

Brett

[s1214215]

Hi

Sorry, got to wait until the weekend to look at the roots. Heres some new growth pics. Will try for some better flower pics too

[shadec]

how about some roots!?

[rogerman]

Hi there Brett,
My "expert" wife says from what she can see in the photos is what I thought in the first place...... Long Tal Narlie native orchid.

[s1214215]

Originally Posted by rogerman

Hi there Brett,
My "expert" wife says from what she can see in the photos is what I thought in the first place...... Long Tal Narlie native orchid.

Hi Peter

Sorry, I misunderstood the first post perhaps. Slipper orchids always register as Paphs & Phrags etc to me.. I am going to try to get a better pic on the weekend of the flower/roots for other posters here.

Do you know a botanical name for this species? I have tried to pollinate it, with no luck so far. It flowers every few days and seems to like it cool. Extremely short lived, a matter of half a day at peak condition and then it is on the way out.

Brett

[rogerman]

Originally Posted by s1214215

Hi Peter
Do you know a botanical name for this species? I have tried to pollinate it, with no luck so far. It flowers every few days and seems to like it cool. Extremely short lived, a matter of half a day at peak condition and then it is on the way out.

Brett

Hi there,
Hang on, i'll try and drag my wife from the stupid Thai soaps on tv and get herto type it in, in Thai.

[rogerman]

Well, sofar I have worked out that it is at least a Paphiopedilum..... Name, i'm sorry.....Wife went to bed