Taeniophyllum pusillum

Taeniophyllum pusillum (Willd.) Seidenf. & Ormerod, Descr. Epidendrorum J.G.König 23 1995.

Taeniophyllum pusillum (Willd.) Seidenf. & Ormerod; Photo Nguyen Hoang Tuan

Vietnamese name: Đại diệp yếu, Căn diệp tù (TH).

Chinese Name: 兜唇带叶兰 dou chun dai ye lan

Common Name: The Small Taeniophyllum

Latin Name: Taeniophyllum pusillum (Willd.) Seidenf. & Ormerod

Family: Orchidaceae

Synonym Name: Chiloschista pusilla (Willd.) Schltr.; Epidendrum pusillum J.Koenig; Limodorum pusillum Willd.; Oeceoclades retzii Lindl.; Taeniophyllum obtusum Blume; Taeniophyllum serrula Hook.f.; Taeniophyllum vietnamense Tixier & Guillaumin; Taeniophyllum zollingeri Rchb.f.

Description: Small orchids, no stems, no leaves. Flat roots, 8-10 cm long. The peduncle is 2 cm high, solitary, 4-5 mm in size, blooms in the summer.

Distribution: Found in Chinese Himalayas, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Java, Sumatra and Borneo. In Viet Nam: Phú Quốc, Đồng Nai, Nam Cát Tiên, Sông Bé

Ecological: Epiphytic on tree trunks at forest margins; 150-1200 m

Reference:

theplantlist.org

efloras.org

orchidspecies.com

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