Cleisostoma williamsonii (Rchb.f.) Garay

Cleisostoma williamsonii (Rchb.f.) Garay, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 23(4): 176, as 'williamsoni' (1972).

Cleisostoma williamsonii (Rchb.f.) Garay, Photos by Worranittha Koenig

Family:

Orchidaceae.

Synonym Name: 

Cleisostoma demangei (Guillaumin) Garay

Cleisostoma elegans Seidenf.

Cleisostoma elongatum (Rolfe) Garay

Cleisostoma hongkongense (Rolfe) Garay

Cleisostoma sacculatum (Ridl.) Garay

Cleisostoma weberi (Ames) Garay

Echioglossum elegans (Seidenf.) Szlach.

Echioglossum sacculatum (Ridl.) Szlach.

Echioglossum williamsonii (Rchb.f.) Szlach.

Saccolabium sacculatum (Ridl.) Ridl.

Sarcanthus demangei Guillaumin

Sarcanthus elongatus Rolfe

Sarcanthus flaccidus J.J.Sm.

Sarcanthus hongkongensis Rolfe

Sarcanthus sacculatus Ridl.

Sarcanthus weberi Ames

Sarcanthus williamsonii Rchb.f.

VietNam Name:

Mật khẩu Williamson, Miệng kín buông rủ.

English Name:

Williamson's Cleisostom (British Soldier 1800's nephew of John Day).

Chinise Name:

Hong Hua Ge Ju Lan-红花隔距兰

Description: 

Orchid medium, tubular leaves, flower cluster 25-30 cm long, flower size 7 mm, flowers bloom continuously in Summer and Fall.

Distribution:

Andaman Is., Assam, Borneo, Cambodia, China (Guandong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan, Hainan), East Himalaya, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Malaysia (Kedah, Langkawi, Selat Panchor), Maluku, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam (Cao Bằng (Trà Lĩnh), Quảng Bình (Kẻ Bàng), Thừa Thiên Huế, Kon Tum, Đắk Lắk, Lâm Đồng, Đồng Nai), Bhutan (Tongsa, Shemgang).

Ecological:

Epiphytic on tree trunks in forests, lithophytic on rocks along wooded valleys; at elevations of 900-2300 m.

Flowering times:

Apr-Jun.

Cultivation:

Uses: 

Headache, numbness and pain (whole tree).

Holotype:

Curtis, C. [2560], Malaysia K000942413

Ref:

orchidspecies.com

ipni.org

powo.science.kew.org