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Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Collabium in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Collabium (neck and lip, referring to a peculiarity of the fl.). Orchidaceae. Two terrestrial orchids, of Java and Borneo, rarely cult., requiring the treatment given Catasetum. Lf. single, plicate: fls. or clusters racemose, on a tall scape; lateral petals attached to the foot or base of the incurved column; lip at its base encircling the column (whence the generic name); pollinia 2. C. nebulosum, Blume. Sts. fleshy, about 2 in. long: lf. broadly ovate, acuminate, the petiole rounded: scape about 2 ft., erect; fls. numerous in scattered clusters or whorls, spurred, about ½ in. long, the lip 3-lobed, white and a little fringed, the sepals and petals greenish with reddish margins. Java. C. simplex, Reichb. Lf. oblong, acute, wavy, green with darker blotches: fls. racemose at the apex of the scape; lip white; sepals and petals greenish yellow with purple and brown blotches. Borneo. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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