Cambridge Botanic Garden


Some Christmas Exotica from Cambridge Botanic Gardens

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Red-Spotted Lip Orchid (Cymbidium erythraeum)

Cymbidium erythraeum is found in Assam India, eastern Himalayas, Nepal, Bhutan, western Himalayas, Myanmar,
China and Vietnam. it grows on steep banks in open mossy forests at elevations of 1000 - 2400m


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"Sweaty Sock Orchid" (Bulbophyllum phalaenopsis) flowers for the first in the UK

From the Guardian

The orchid’s natural habitat in western Papua New Guinea, where it grows at altitudes
of around 500 metres, is under threat. “A lot of it is due to population expansion, people
trying to claim land for redevelopment and housing, as well as forestry and crops. But
it’s also because of climate change.


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A rather delicate little thing seen in the glasshouses in Cambridge Botanic garden. My recording of the names got lost so no name I'm afraid.

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I think this one was Massonia pustulata

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My recording of the names got lost so no name I'm afraid. Something from temperate South Africa

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Mysore Clock Vine (Thunbergia mysorensis) form Southern Tropical India

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Found in the Alpine House. I think the second part of the name was smithsii but the recording was accidentally deleted.

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