An angel of the morning- Thrixspermum ligulatum
One can easily separate the true species orchid nut from the rest. Some orchids have very tiny flowers, some have disgusting odors, and some have flowers that last for only a few hours. This plant belongs to the latter. Thrixspermum ligulatum is endemic to the Philippines in the provinces of Laguna, La Union, Quezon, and Rizal on Luzon, and the island of Leyte in the Visayas, but may be more widely spread. This is perhaps the most robust species in the section as represented in the Philippines . The pendulous, upwardly curved, flattened stems grow to almost a meter long, the distal portion of which have long, cord-like roots coming out from both the upper and lower sides. The pendulous, strap-like, shiny leaves are up to 21 cm. long by 4.5 cm. wide and turn a dark purple-red when grown in full sun. The sub-pendulous, zigzag, inflorescences with their flattened floral bracts appear from opposite the leaf axils and are up to 8 cm. long. During the peak flowering period, each...