Holcoglossum flavescens (Schltr.) Z.H.Tsi

Holcoglossum flavescens (Schltr.) Z.H.Tsi, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 20(4): 441 (1982).

Holcoglossum flavescens (Schltr.) Z.H.Tsi, Photos by Anabela Farias

Holcoglossum flavescens (Schltr.) Z.H.Tsi, Photos by Vu Dinh An

Family:

Orchidaceae.

Synonym Name: 

Aerides flavescens Schltr.

Papilionanthe flavescens (Schltr.) Garay

Saccolabium yunpeense Tang & F.T.Wang

Vietnamese name:

Tóc tiên

English Name:

The Yellowish Holcoglossum 

Chinese name:

短距槽舌兰 - duan ju cao she lan

Description: 

Orchid, tubular leaves, 8 cm long, 4 mm wide. The flower cluster is short, the flower cluster is 1-3 flowers, the flower size is 2.6 cm.

Distribution:

China South-Central, China Southeast, Laos, Vietnam (Vietnam-China border).

Ecological:

Evergreen forests as a terete leafed, monopodial, miniature sized, cool to cold growing epiphtye at elevations of 1150 to 1900 m,

Flowering times:

Blooms in the winter and early spring.

Flower size:

2.6 cm

Cultivation:

Plants are best grown mounted or in baskets and usually require full sunlight with cool to intermediate temperatures. If hunged the roots must be watered frequently. Plants should be grown in media that is well drained such as tree fern fibers (for small plants) and sphagnum moss. Plants also do well mounted on a stick with sphagnum moss.

Type: 

Ref:

orchidspecies.com

ipni.org

powo.science.kew.org

orchids.fandom.com 

efloras.org