Philippine Orchids
The principal Orders
** Natural crosses or hybrids—rare and valuable.
| Genera. | Species. | |
| Aerides | Augustiarium | |
| Lawrenciæ | ||
| Marginatum | ||
| Quinquevulnerum | ||
| Roebelinii | ||
| Sanderianum | ||
| Bulbophyllum | Dearei | |
| Cymbidium | Pendulum | |
| Pendulum atro purpureum | ||
| Cypripedium | Lævigatum | |
| Boxallii | ||
| Stonei | ||
| Argus | ||
| Dendrobium | Anosmum | |
| Aurem philippinense | ||
| Crumenatum | ||
| Erythroxanthum | ||
| Dearei | ||
| Macrophyllum | ||
| Superbum | ||
| Superbum giganteum | ||
| Platycanlon | ||
| Taurinum | ||
| Gramatophyllum | Measuresianum | |
| Multiflorum | ||
| Multiflorum tigrinum | ||
| Speciosum | ||
| Phalænopsis | Amabalis | |
| [**] | Casta | |
| [**] | Intermedia | |
| [**] | Intermedia brymeriana | |
| [**] | Intermedia portei | |
| [**] | Intermedia lencorrhoda | |
| Luddemaniana ochracia | ||
| Schilleriana | ||
| Rosea | ||
| Sanderiana | ||
| Sanderiana punctata | ||
| Stuartiana | ||
| Stuartiana bella | ||
| Stuartiana nobilis | ||
| Stuartiana punctatissima | ||
| Schilleriana vestalis | ||
| Veitchiana | ||
| Veitchiana brachyodon | ||
| Platyclinis or Dendrochilum | Cobbiana | |
| Filiformis | ||
| Glumacea | ||
| Uncata | ||
| Renanthera | Storiei | |
| Saccolabeum | Violaccum | |
| Blumei | ||
| Blumei majus | ||
| Sarcochilus | Unguiculatus | |
| Vanda | Sanderiana | |
| Sanderiana albata | ||
| Sanderiana labello viridi | ||
| Batemanii | ||
| Lamellata boxallii |
The generic name for Orchid in Tagálog is Dapo.
Some interesting facts relating to Philippine Botany
Sweet-smelling Flowers are very rare. Of the few, the most popular in Manila is the Sampaguita (probably a corruption of the Spanish name Santa Paquita), which is sold made up in necklet form on cotton.
Looking on to the Pasig River at Manila in the early morning, one often sees large masses of floating verdure of a small-cabbage appearance. This aquatic plant is the Pistia stratiotes, Linn., (Tagálog, Quiapo).
Botanical Specimen