Bulbophyllum luanii

 Bulbophyllum luanii Tixier, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. sér. 2, 36: 396 (1965).

Bulbophyllum luanii Tixier; Photos Diep Dinh Quang

Vietnamese name: Lan lọng luân, cầu hành luân

Chinese Name:

Common Name: Luan's Bublophyllum

Latin Name: Bulbophyllum luanii Tixier

Family: Orchidaceae

Synonym Name: No synonyms are recorded for this name.

Description: epiphytes, burning rhizomes. The root is far away from each other, in the shape of an oval root, with many roots, one apical leaf. The leaves are narrow, 7 - 15cm long, 1 - 1.5cm wide, concave, 2 shallow lobes. Inflorescence from fake snail snail, broken segment, length 10 - 20cm. Sparse purple heart with red purple veins. The narrow tapered arch was 1 to 1.2cm long. Thick curved lips.

Distribution: Found in Vietnam and Thailand. In Việt Nam: Lâm Đồng (Đà Lạt)

Ecological: Primary montane forests at elevations around 1300 to 2600 meters.

Reference:

theplantlist.org

efloras.org

orchidspecies.com

Identification of the Orchids [Orchidaceae Juss.] Vietnam Averyanov 1994;

Slipper Orchids of Vietnam Averyanov, Cribb, Loc & Hiep 2003;