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The difference between the two species

Marie Schrader
2020-07-17 09:21:39
Petal difference: Tiger ear orchid petals are white, pink or red, while tiger tail orchid petals are light green or self colored. Leaf difference: the leaves of the orchid are oblong, 15-30cm long, while the leaves of the orchid are flat, strip-shaped lanceolate, 30-70cm long. Fruit difference: the berry is spherical or oblong, and the diameter is about 7-8mm.

I. petal difference

The petals are white, pink or red. The most common is white. The perianth tube is cylindric. And the tiger tail orchid is light green or self colored, every 3 to 8 clusters, will be arranged into a raceme.

The difference between leaves

The leaves are oblong in shape, about 15-30cm in length. There are 6-8 longitudinal veins on both sides of the main vein, and the transverse veinlets are very closely arranged, with some skewness. However, the leaves of the tiger tail orchid are flat, long and lanceolate, with a length of about 30-70cm. Compared with the former, it has white and green stripes, but not very clear. The edge is green.

3. Fruit difference

The berry of the orchid is spherical, some are oblong, and the color is bright red; its seed is dark gray brown, which is spherical. The diameter of the berry is about 7-8mm.

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