About Cymbidium canaliculatum R.Br.
Cymbidium canaliculatum R.Br., commonly called the channelled boat-lip orchid, is an epiphytic, clump-forming herb. It has greyish green pseudobulbs that measure 80–120 mm (3.1–4.7 in) long and 30–40 mm (1–2 in) wide. Each pseudobulb grows two to six rigid, fleshy, curved, deeply channelled leaves, which are 300–500 mm (12–20 in) long and 30–40 mm (1–2 in) wide. Five to sixty individual flowers are borne on a 200–400 mm (7.9–16 in) long flowering stem. Each flower is 25–45 mm (0.98–1.8 in) long and 20–40 mm (0.79–1.6 in) wide, and may be olive green, yellow, brown or purple, often marked with spots, blotches, or both. The sepals are 15–25 mm (0.59–0.98 in) long and 7–10 mm (0.3–0.4 in) wide, while the petals are 13–22 mm (0.51–0.87 in) long and 5–9 mm (0.2–0.4 in) wide. The labellum is typically white with red or purple markings, 15–20 mm (0.59–0.79 in) long and 8–10 mm (0.31–0.39 in) wide, and divided into three lobes. Its side lobes are erect, the middle lobe curves downwards and has a warty or hairy upper surface, and two ridges run along the midline of the labellum. Flowering takes place between September and October. This orchid grows in tree forks or hollows in woodlands and drier forests. Its native range covers the Kimberley region of Western Australia, the northern parts of the Northern Territory including Melville Island, and Queensland from Cape York Peninsula south to the Hunter River in New South Wales.
