Pomatocalpa diffusum Breda

 Pomatocalpa diffusum Breda, Gen. Sp. Orchid. Asclep. 4: t. 16 (1830).

Pomatocalpa diffusum Breda, Photos by Jeffrey Champion

Family:

Orchidaceae.

Synonym Name: 

Cleisostoma cumingii Rchb.f.

Cleisostoma latifolium Lindl.

Pomatocalpa hortense (Ridl.) J.J.Sm.

Pomatocalpa latifolium (Lindl.) J.J.Sm.

Saccolabium hortense Ridl.

Saccolabium latifolium (Lindl.) Schltr.

Sarcanthus cumingii (Rchb.f.) J.J.Sm.

VietNam Name:

Thuỷ ly

English Name:

The Diffuse Pomatocalpa

Description: 

It is a single-stem epiphytic orchid that can grow up to 5m long. Roots can emerge throughout the length of the stem. The leaves are long and narrow (up to 20 x 4 cm). The inflorescences are branched with tiny yellow flowers. The petals are lined with reddish-brown edges.

Distribution:

Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand

Ecological:

On coral rocks, strand vegetation, secondary forests and mixed dipterocarp forests at elevations of sea-level to 850 m.

Flowering times:

Summer and fall.

Cultivation:

It has been recorded growing on trees in open and shaded areas of tropical forests, mangroves, beach forests, and around villages, as well as on granite bed rocks.

Ref:

orchidspecies.com

ipni.org

powo.science.kew.org

Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.