Pomatocalpa spicatum Breda, Kuhl & Hasselt

Photo Tran Minh Trung

Vietnamese name:

Thủy li vàng (TH).

Latin Name:

Pomatocalpa spicatum Breda, Kuhl & Hasselt 1829

Synonym Name:

Cleisostoma crassum Ridl.; Cleisostoma expansum Rchb.f.; Cleisostoma mannii Rchb.f.; Cleisostoma uteriferum Hook.f.; Cleisostoma vitellinum Rchb.f.; Cleisostoma wendlandorum Rchb.f.; Pomatocalpa expansum (Rchb.f.) J.J.Sm.; Pomatocalpa mannii (Rchb.f.) J.J.Sm.; Pomatocalpa setulense (Ridl.) Holttum; Pomatocalpa vitellinum (Rchb.f.) Ames; Pomatocalpa wendlandorum (Rchb.f.) J.J.Sm.; Saccolabium hobsonii Ridl.; Saccolabium setulense Ridl.; Saccolabium uteriferum (Hook.f.) Ridl.; Saccolabium wendlandianum (Rchb.f.) Kraenzl.

Family:

Orchidaceae

Description:

Orchid large stems soft leaves. Inflorescences 10-15 cm long, inflorescences 10-15 flowers, size 1.5 cm, gradually bloom in Spring-Summer.

Ecological:

in evergreen lowland forests and primary montane forests at elevations of 200 to 1600 meters

Distribution:

Found in the eastern Himalayas, Assam, Bhutan, Sikkim, Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, southern China, Vietnam, the Malaysia penninsula, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Lesser Sunda Islands, Sulawesi and the Philippines. In Việt Nam: Hòa Binh, Ninh Bình, Tây Nguyên, Đồng Nai, Nam Cát Tiên.