Anthogonium gracile Wall. ex Lindl.-The Slender Anthogonium

Anthogonium gracile Wall. ex Lindl.; Intr. Nat. Syst. Bot. 2: 341 1836.

Anthogonium gracile Wall. ex Lindl.; Photo Diep Dinh Quang

Vietnamese name: 

Lan vi hài mảnh

Chinise name: 

筒瓣兰 tong ban lan 

Common Name: 

The Slender Anthogonium

Thailand Name: 

Wan phrao 

Latin Name: 

Anthogonium gracile Wall. ex Lindl. 

Family: 

Orchidaceae

Synonym Name: 

Anthogonium corydaloides Schltr.

Anthogonium griffithii Rchb.f.

Description:

Orchid, small tuber, 3 leaves. Flower stems 45 cm high, flowers 10-12 to 2.5 cm wide, do not expand, bloom in the fall when the leaves begin to fall. 

Distribution: 

Found in Assam India, Bangladesh, eastern Himalayas, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and China and Vietnam. In VietNam, found in Phong Tho, Son La, along Hoang Lien Son mountain.

Ecological: 

Grassy slopes or thickets; at elevations of 1200-2300 m 

Reference: 

- theplantlist.org

- efloras.org

- orchidspecies.com

- ipni.org