Vanda crassiloba

Last week I got a vanda plant from a friend. It was said to be Vanda crassiloba. Well, I could not find it in Orchid Species, therefore i search the net. There is no picture to compare to, but only that it is called Vanda crassiloba Teijsm & Binn.

At this point, I do not have information on the habitat of this species.

Dendrobium ovipostoriferum

Dendrobium ovipostoriferum JJ Sm 1912
Section formosae
Syn Dendrobium takahashii


This species came from Kalimantan. The flower is very beautiful. Quite big, almost 5cm in diameter. Dendrobium ovipostoriferum does not like too much rain, or the flower will not developed well.

Dendrobium lampongense

Dendrobium lampongense JJ Sm 1908
Section Calcarifera


This plant was coming from Kalimantan. At first I thought it was Dendrobium cinereum. However, the flower is quite big and stronger in color than Dendrobium cinereum. Then my friend confirmed that this is Dendrobium lampongense.

Dendrobium lancifolium

Dendrobium lancifolium A. Rich 1834
Section Calcarifera


Dendrobium lancifolium was said to come from Papua. The flower is always bloom in two or three flowers, and can flower any time of the year. Tha plant can tolerate the sun.

Dendrobium arcuatum

Dendrobium arcuatum JJ Sm 1905
Section Calcarifera


This species is endemic in Java, living up to 800m above sea level. The plant does not like a lot of sun, preferably shaded environment with a lot of breeze. Flower size is around 5cm.

Dendrobium strebloceras

Dendrobium strebloceras Rchb 1886
Section Spatulata

Dendrobium platygastrium

Dendrobium platygastrium Rchb f 1878
Section Platycaulon


This dendrobium has distinct type of bulb. They are flat but long. The flowers sprang from leave-less bulb.

Dendrobium conanthum

Dendrobium conanthum Schltr. 1912 section Spatulata.


Dendrobium conanthum has main flowering season between December to March. The flowers are bright gold color, around 4cm wide. My Den conanthum was mentioned to be brought in from Papua.

Enjoy...

Dendrobium uniflorum

Dendrobium uniflorum Griff. 1851
Section Distichophyllum

This plant I received from a friend living in Palu, Sulawesi. This particular variant is different from the variant from Kalimantan.

Dendrobium laxiflorum

Dendrobium laxiflorum JJ Sm
Section Spatulata


There are not many reference on Dendrobium laxiflorum, other that it was described by JJ Smith, and belong to section Spatulata and that on my collection was coming from Papua.

The flower is quite big, about the same size as Den stratiotes.

Enjoy...

Dendrobium cinereum

Dendrobium cinereum J.J.Sm
Section Calcarifera


Dendrobium cinereum was coming to my collection early 2007, and originated from Kalimantan (or Borneo if you like to call it). It was blooming a number of times, and blooming on a leaveless stems. The flower itself is about 2,5 cm wide.

The plant is now growing on a plastic pot, and not under a net. However, it is getting a bit of sun every morning to around 11.

Enjoy....

Dendrobium trilamellatum

Dendrobium trilamellatum was described by JJ Smith 1908.

The flowers are fragrant, and appear from spike which can be up to 40cm long. This species enjoy a lot of air movement around it, and can tolerate semi-shade position to full sun.

Spatulata Orchids

Even though I started by collecting any kinds orchids, then I moved to the species orchids. They have more beauty and magical feeling when I look at them. Coelogyne, Oncydium, Dendrobium, and Vanda. All of them all together. Then I learned that different species has different requirements. Specific amount of lights, specific amounts of water, specific humidity, etc.


Then my husband asked me to choose my favourite Genus. First I choose Vanda. However, there are not so many Vanda in Indonesia. Then I added Dendrobium to my list. There are plenty of Dendrobiums in Indonesia, and they are more tolerant to the kind of weather condition in Jakarta. By the way, I live in Jakarta, Indonesia. So you know how hot and humid it is.

Anyway, of all the section in Dendrobiums, I am mesmerized by Spatulata Orchids. You will see how they are sort of interesting.

Their distribution is mostly around Asia and Pacific, from the Philippines, Eastern part of Indonesia, New Guinea, some parts of Australia, and the islands in the west Pacific. Also they have erect petals which may have varying degrees of twisting, which is easy to recognize.

I will show you some of the Spatulata Orchids on my collection. But be patient, OK, not all of them have presentable pictures... so I will post some now, and some later. Enjoy...

My Orchids, My passion

A few years ago, I was introduced to Orchids by my husband. He was stationed in Kalimantan, and he told me that there is a beautiful yet rare orchids called The Black Orchids. Then we tried to find them here in Jakarta. He found the orchid in Kalimantan when he returned there. He bought a few plants and sent them to me by post.

After a few months of caring, the flower bloomed, and I was mesmerized by the beauty of The Black Orchids. Later we found out the name to be Coelogyne pandurata. That’s the start, then we started collecting orchids from just about anywhere we went.

We met all the important and knowledgeable persons in the Orchids world in Indonesia. We have met Mr Ayub Pranata, Mr Syahrizal Siregar, Mr Frankie Handoyo, Mr Andi Wijaya, Mr Rama, Mr Cuncun Wijaya, and many more.

Now I am sharing this passion with all of you out there who share the same passion. Please enjoy it.

Do write and I will appreciate it.