Scorpion Orchid / Spider Orchid

Common Name : Scorpion orchid, Spider orchid
Local Name :
Scientific Name : Arachnis flos -aeris

" Scorpion orchid is an epiphytic orchid with long and stout stems. The leaves are 17 cm long and 5 cm wide, narrowed towards the two-lobed apex. Inflorescence is simple or branched, 150 cm long. The flowers are 11 cm long, and 8.5 cm wide. Sepals and petals are pale yellow-green with dark-purple-brown bars and spots. Lateral sepals are shorter than dorsal sepals while the petals are about as long as lateral sepals.
This is found both in Palawan and Surigao, though this is also reported in Borneo, Java, Malaysia and Sumatra. In Palawan, it is found in primary forests at low altitudes"

Domingo A. Madulid, A Pictorial Guide to the Noteworthy Plants of Palawan, ( Palawan Tropical Forestry Protection Programme, 2002 ) , P. 76