Coelogyne imbricata

Common rattlesnake orchid
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Arethuseae
Genus: Coelogyne
Species:
C. imbricata
Binomial name
Coelogyne imbricata
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Cymbidium imbricatum (Lindl.) Roxb.
    • Pholidota imbricata Hook.
    • Coelogyne conchoidea (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
    • Coelogyne crotalina (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.
    • Coelogyne loricata (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.
    • Coelogyne triotos (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.)
    • Ornithidium imbricatum Wall. ex Lindl.
    • Pholidota assamica Regel
    • Pholidota beccarii Schltr.
    • Pholidota bracteata (D.Don) Seidenf.
    • Pholidota calceata Rchb.f.
    • Pholidota conchoidea Lindl.
    • Pholidota crotalina Rchb.f.
    • Pholidota grandis Kraenzl. nom. illeg.
    • Pholidota henryi Kraenzl.
    • Pholidota imbricata var. coriacea Hook.f.
    • Pholidota imbricata var. henryi (Kraenzl.) Tang & F.T.Wang
    • Pholidota imbricata var. longifolia Schltr.
    • Pholidota imbricata var. montana Schltr.
    • Pholidota imbricata var. papuana J.J.Sm.
    • Pholidota imbricata var. platyphylla Schltr.
    • Pholidota loricata Rchb.f.
    • Pholidota spectabilis Kraenzl. ex Guillaumin
    • Pholidota triotos Rchb.f.
    • Ptilocnema bracteata D.Don

Coelogyne imbricata, commonly known as the common rattlesnake orchid[2] or necklace orchid,[3] is a plant in the orchid family and is a clump-forming epiphyte or lithophyte with crowded pseudobulbs. Each pseudobulb has a single pleated, leathery leaf and up to sixty white, cream-coloured or greenish, cup-shaped flowers in two ranks along a wiry flowering stem. There is a large, papery bract at the base of each flower. This species is native to areas from tropical and subtropical Asia to the southwest Pacific.

Habit in Thattekad Bird Sanctuary
  1. ^ a b "Coelogyne imbricata". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  2. ^ Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. p. 472. ISBN 1877069124.
  3. ^ "Necklace orchid". Flowers of India. Retrieved 16 January 2019.