Coelogyne flaccida Lindl.

Coelogyne flaccida Lindl., Numer. List [Wallich] n. 1961 (1829), nom. inval.

Coelogyne flaccida Lindl., Photo by Chu Xuan Canh

its native range is Nepal to China (Yunnan to NW. Guangxi).

Family:

Orchidaceae.

Synonym:

Coelogyne esquirolii Schltr.

Coelogyne flaccida var. longiracemosa Roeth

Coelogyne lactea Rchb.f.

Pleione lactea (Rchb.f.) Kuntze

VietNam Name:

Thanh đạm mềm

English Name:

The Loose Coelogyne 

Chinese name:

栗鳞贝母兰 li lin bei mu lan

Description:

Conical, lightly grooved pseudobulbs carrying 2 apical, lanceolate, acuminate, plicate, 3 nerved, gradually narrowing below into the elongate, grooved, petiolate base leaves. It produces basal, slender, pendulous 25 cm long, somewhat fractiflex rachis, loosely few to many 5 to 12 flowered, racemose inflorescence arising on a mature pseudobulb with deciduous floral bracts and waxy, highly perfumed [not so good], cream coloured, simultaneously opening flowers, each reaching about 4-5 cm across, occuring in the summer.

Flower size:

5.0 cm.

Distribution:

Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam (Lào Cai, Sa Pa).

Ecological:

On trees in forests; 1600-1700 m.

Culture:

They are best grown in pots as hanging plants and require a shady location, fearing full sunlight and cold temperatures. In the growing season they need to be watered. These plants should be grown in medium consistency and well drained soil, such as fir bark.

Type:

Wallich, N. [s.n.], Nepal  K000079245 Unknown type material

Uses: 

Curing cough, reducing heat, spitting up blood, dermatitis.