Neuwiedia borneensis

Flower name
Neuwiedia borneensis
Scientific name
Neuwiedia borneensis
AliasNeuwiedia borneensis
Place of origin Kalimantan (Borneo)
Place of floweringGreenhouse, Subtropical region, Specific area
Flowering seasonJanuary, December

What is Neuwiedia borneensis

Neuwiedia borneensis (scientific name: Neuwiedia borneensis) is a perennial orchid native to Kalimantan (Borneo). It is the oldest orchid in the world, having appeared 90 to 80 million years ago during the Cretaceous period. It is a terrestrial orchid with a height of about 50 cm. The leaves are green, 45 cm long, 5 cm wide, narrowly elliptic, and pointed at the tip. The flower stalk is 10-20 cm long and bears an inflorescence at the end of the stalk. The small white flowers are about 1 cm in diameter, similar to those of Lily of the Valley or Suzuran (scientific name: Convallaria keiskei) , and the flowers bloom in a downward direction. It has one pistil and one stamen. It has one pistil and three stamens.

Common name: Neuwiedia borneensis, scientific name: Neuwiedia borneensis, origin: Kalimantan (Borneo), date of appearance: Cretaceous (90-80 million years ago), according to genetic analysis. Leaf shape: oblong-ovate with a pointed tip; leaf color: green; leaf length: 45 cm; leaf width: 5 cm; flower stalk length: 10-20 cm; inflorescence shape: paniculate; corolla color: white; flower diameter: 1 cm; number of pistils: 1; number of stamens: 3; peduncle shape: bellflower-like Diameter: 1cm, Number of pistils: 1, Number of stamens: 3, Small stamens: 1, Flower shape: bellflower-like, Flower orientation: downward, Characteristics: World's oldest orchid.