Flower Size More than 3" [more than 7.5 cm]
This species is a large sized, hot growing epiphyte found on large trees near rivers or terrestrial with well-spaced, strongly compressed, oblong or suborbicular, sulcate pseudobulb carrying 2, apical, plicate, elliptic-lanceolate, leaves with a stout petiole that blooms in late spring-summer out of the center of new leads with up to 15 flowers on a terminal, arched to pendant, 6 to 12" [15 to 30 cm] long, racemose inflorescence. The simulataneously opening flowers are highly fragrant of honey but are short lived. From Malaya to Borneo, this orchid needs wire basket culture as it spreads out quite rapidly and sphagnum with wood chips as media works best and the best time to repot is when the new lead emerges.
Synonyms Coelogyne peltastes var. unguiculata J.J.Sm. 1927; Pleione pandurata (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Xenia Orchidaceae vol 2 Rchb.f 1862 drawing fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 27 No 5 1958 drawing; AOS Bulletin Vol 32 No 5 1963; Orchidiana Philipiniana Vol 1 Valmayor 1984; A Checklist of the Orchids of Borneo Wood & Cribb 1994; Oasis Vol 1 No 3 2000 photo; Orchid Australia Vol 12 No 3 2000 photo; Orchids of Sumatra Comber 2001; The Genus Coelogyne A Synopsis, D A Clayton 2002; Flora Malesiana Orchids of the Philippines Vol I Agoo, Shuiteman and de Vogel 2003; Orchid Digest Vol 71 No 1 2007 photo
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