Calanthe triplicata
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Calanthe triplicata

Christmas Orchid

Naturalized (non-native)non-native

Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.

Calanthe triplicata commonly known as the common Christmas orchid is a plant in the orchid family and is native to Oceania, Asia, and the islands of eastern Africa. It is a terrestrial orchid that grows in clumps with crowded pseudobulbs, dark green corrugated leaves and up to forty white flowers. The sepals and petals are similar to each other and the labellum has three spreading lobes and a yellow callus.

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