Luisia brachystachys (Lindl.) Blume

Luisia brachystachys Blume, Rumphia 4: 50 (1849).

Luisia brachystachys Blume, Photos Dinh Quang Diep

its native range is Himalaya to China (S. Yunnan) and Indo-China.

Family:

Orchidaceae.

Synonym:

Luisia indivisa King & Pantl.

Luisia siamensis Rolfe ex Downie

Mesoclastes brachystachys Lindl.

VietNam Name:

San hô.

English Name:

The Short-Inflorescence Luisia 

China Name:

小花钗子股 xiao hua chai zi gu

Description:

growing epiphyte with an erect, woody stem carrying a few terete, straight to curved, jointed leaves that blooms in the spring on a sessile, 1 cm long, few (5) flowered inflorescence that arise in an open umbel held very close to the stem and leaf axil

Flower size:

9 mm

Distribution:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya.

Ecological:

Epiphytic on tree trunks in forests along valleys; 600-1300 m.

Culture:

Type:

Oct 1, 1970 s.coll. [470], Sikkim K000891541 Unknown type material

Wallich, N. [1994],  Bangladesh K000891542 syntype

Kerr, A.F.G. [298], Thailand K000891535 Unknown type material

Kerr, A.F.G. [298], Thailand K000891534 Unknown type material

De Silva, F. [1994]  K000873795 Unknown type material