WILD ORCHIDS OF BORNEO

There are a lot of different species of orchid growing in the limestone hills of Bau & Padawan near Kuching. Most of them are very beautiful & endemic to Borneo only. Below are wild orchids of Borneo from my friends' garden.

 

 

 

 

Phalaenopsis bellina

 

 

 

Phalaenopsis bellina

 

 

 

 

Phalaenopsis violacea

 

 

 

 

Inflorescences of Jewel orchid, Dossinia marmorata. It is a terrestrial orchid growing on the slope of limestone hill.

 

 

 

 

Dossinia marmorata

 

 

 

 

Slipper orchid, one of the most expensive orchid from Borneo.

 

 

 

 

 

Another species of slipper orchid, Paphiopedilum lowii.

 

 

 

 

 

Flowers of Bulbophyllum reticulatum

 

 

 

Flowers of Bulbophyllum reticulatum

 

 

 

 

 

Bulbophyllum reticulatum

 

 

 

 

Leaves of Bulbophyllum reticulatum

 

 

 

 

 

A species of Bulbophyllum lobbii complex

 

 

 

 

A species of Bulbophyllum lobbii complex

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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