Mediocalcar decoratum Schuit., Blumea 34(1): 167 (1989) (1989).
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| Mediocalcar decoratum Schuit., Photo by 蘇清記 |
its native range is New Guinea.
Latin Name:
Mediocalcar decoratum Schuit.
Family:
Orchidaceae Juss.
Synonym:
No synonyms are recorded for this name.
English Name:
The Charming Mediocalcar
Description:
It has cylindrical to almost clavate pseudobulbs with 3 to 4 fleshy, linear-narrowly elliptic, subacute to obtuse, shortly petiolate leaves at the apex all in one plane like the blades of a helicopter and blooms with a very short, apical inflorescence on a new pseudobulb growth with a solitary bell shaped, long-lasting, candy-corn like flower occurring mostly in the fall, winter and spring.
Distribution:
New Guinea.
Ecological:
A mini-miniature, mat-forming, warm to cold growing epiphytic species from Papua and New Guinea and West Irian at elevations of 900 to 2500 m in transitional montane forests in moist and shady locations.
Flowering times:
Blooms in the fall, winter and spring..
Flower size:
6.0 mm.
Cultivation:
Temperature:
Cool to cool/intermediate.
Light:
Bright indirect light.
Water-Humidity:
Keep moist with high humidity and good air circulation.
Fertilizer:
Plants should be fed with a dilute solution of a balanced fertilizer year round.
Potting:
In a pot these plants will form mounds but in general they do best mounted on tree fern slabs or other moisture retentive substrate. The roots are thin and wiry and seem best suited to hold the plant to the substrate.
Type Information:
Distribution Of Types
New Guinea (Papua New Guinea W. Irian).
Morrison, A. [1659], Papua New Guinea 47817.000 holotype
Reference:
theplantlist.org
https://www.ipni.org/n/937232-1
http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:937232-1
http://www.orchidspecies.com/mediocalcdecoratum.htm.
https://travaldo.blogspot.com/2018/04/mediocalcar-decoratum-care-and-culture.html
https://www.aos.org/orchids/orchids-a-to-z/letter-m/mediocalcar.aspx
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