585. Scorpion Orchid, cultivated at Singapore

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It is the Arachnanthe moschifera, Blume, a native of the Malayan archipelago ; also recorded from Japan, where, however, it is only cultivated. The central back petal, representing the tail of the scorpion, is musk-scented, and when this is removed t
Copyright © RBG KEW
Media ID 5122090
Date: 16th June 2011
Filename: MN_585-004440LA090602_00012.jpg
Image Size: 4560 x 8663 Pixels
Filesize is 22.01MB
Associated Categories: Marianne North
Keywords: art, artist, japan, leaves, marianne north, painting, scorpion orchid, singapore