I am now in Waigeo island of Raja Ampat regency. I am guiding a couple from Australia. We stay in a beach resort in southern area of Waigeo. We do birdwatching, swimming and snorkeling as well as sightseeing. So far we have seen Palm Cockatoo, Beach Kingfisher and the most common bird of Waigeo, i.e.: Willie Wagtail.
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| Tiger Orchid in Waigeo |
The flower plant is considered as the largest orchid in the world. It could reach up to 7.62 meters in height. The flower plant is tied on to the trunk of a tree.
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| Dark-stemmed Antler Orchid |
Another orchid that I see in the garden was, according to Google Lens, Dark-stemmed ADark-stemmed (Dendrobium mibelianum). The plant can be epiphytic (meaning that it can grow on the surface of other plant) or lithophytic (plants that grow in or on rock).
In general, epiphytic orchids don't like direct sunlight. They grow well when they wrap their roots to a branch or a trunk of a tree or attach their fiberous roots to the junction of the branch and trunk of a tree rain water could be trapped easily at this junction.
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| Green Antelope Orchid |
The above picture is called Green Antelope Orchid (Dendrobium antennatum). This epiphytic orchid can be found in New Guinea (West Papua and PNG) and in the tropical North Queensland. Local people called Anggrek Kelinci (Rabbit Orchid). The vertical green petals and the white flowers make the flower looks like a rabbit.
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