Coelogyne ovalis
Object Details
- Description
- This is one of the most popular coelogynes due to how forgiving and easy-to-grow it is. It multiplies easily, and has a history of use in traditional Indian medicine.
- Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
- September to February; peaks in October
- Medicinal / Pharmaceutical
- This orchid is known in ayurvedic medicine as jivanti, and has been used in western and southern parts of India to treat coughs, urinary infections, and eye problems. In Nepal it has been used to relieve fevers and headaches, and as an aphrodisiac.
- Pollination Syndrome
- Potentially wasp
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2015-1308A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Life Form
- Epiphytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- Inflorescence is 4-6" (10-15 cm) long with about 3 pale flowers with a brown lip that open one at a time. The inflorescence gets longer with each flower. Flowers are 1.2-2" (3-5 cm) across.
- Fragrance
- Fragrant
- Plant Size
- 6-10" x 3-6" (15-25 x 8-15 cm)
- Range
- Himalaya to China (W Yunnan) and Indo-China
- Habitat
- Montane valleys; 1970-6600ft (600-2000m)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Common Name
- Falling-Scale Orchid
- The Oval Coelogyne
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Coelogyne
- Species
- ovalis
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2015-1308A
