Herpysma longicaulis Lindl.

Herpysma longicaulis Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 506 1840.

Herpysma longicaulis Lindl.; Photo Quần Rách Đít

Vietnamese name: 

Hoạt bích, Hiên chí. 

Chinise name: 

爬兰 pa lan

Common Name: 

The Stemmed Herpysma

Thailand Name: 

Ueang Phak Plap 

Latin Name: 

Herpysma longicaulis Lindl.

Family: 

Orchidaceae

Synonym Name: 

Erythrodes bracteata (Blume) Schltr.

Herpysma bracteata (Blume) J.J.Sm.

Herpysma sumatrana Carr

Physurus bracteatus Blume

Description: 

Orchid, 30 cm high, 9-10 leaves. The flower cluster at the top, 15-25 cm long, the flower cluster has 15-20 flowers, the flower size is 1 cm, blooming at the end of the season and early Autumn.

Distribution: 

Found in the eastern Himalayas, Assam, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Sumatra and Vietnam. In VietNam, found in, Tây Nguyên, Lâm Đồng.

Ecological: 

Dense forests; at elevations of 1200 m.

Reference: 

- theplantlist.org

- efloras.org

- orchidspecies.com

- ipni.org

- indiabiodiversity.org