Thrixspermum centipeda Lour.

Thrixspermum centipeda Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 2: 520 (1790).

Thrixspermum centipeda Lour.; Photo Khue Nguyen Phuc‎

Vietnamese name: Bạch điểm; Mao tử rít; Mao tử nhện; Lan xương cá.

Chinese Name: 白点兰 bai dian lan

Common Name: The Centipede Thrixspermum - In China Bai Dian Lan

Latin Name: Thrixspermum centipeda Lour.

Family: Orchidaceae

Synonym Name: Aerides arachnites (Blume) Lindl.; Aerides flos-aeris Sw.; Dendrobium auriferum Lindl.; Dendrocolla arachnites Blume ; Epidendrum thrixspermum Raeusch.; Sarcochilus arachnites (Blume) Rchb.f.; Sarcochilus aurifer (Lindl.) Rolfe; Sarcochilus auriferus (Lindl.) Rchb.f.; Sarcochilus centipeda (Lour.) Náves; Sarcochilus hainanensis Rolfe  ; Thrixspermum arachnites (Blume) Rchb.f.; Thrixspermum auriferum (Lindl.) Rchb.f.; Thrixspermum auriferum (Lindl.) Schltr.; Thrixspermum hainanense (Rolfe) Schltr.; Thrixspermum papillosum Carr; Vanda pauciflora Breda

Description:

Small orchid, 30-40 cm long stems, many roots. Flower size 2.5 cm, grow on both sides burning, bloom in spring, fragrant but fades in 2-3 days. Flowering: Flowers blooming in Spring.

Distribution: Found in Guangxi, Hainan and Yunnan provinces of China, Hong Kong, the eastern Himalayas, Assam, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Penninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Java, Sulawesi, Sumatra and the Philippines. In Vietnam: Sìn Hồ, Lai Châu, Hương Sơn , Hà Tĩnh, Sa Thầy, Kon Tum, Lâm Đồng, Sông Bé.

Ecological: The tree grows on large trees in evergreen forest, at an altitude of 500-1,400 m

Uses: Cure purulent ear infections, sore throat (Leaves).

Reference:

- theplantlist.org

- efloras.org

- orchidspecies.com

- ipni.org