Vandopsis gigantea (Lindl.) Pfitzer

"Vandopsis gigantea (Lindl.) Pfitzer was first discovered on the Langkawi island located on the northwest coast of Malaysia, however earlier data have indicated the occurrence of these plants further south, near Melaka."

Vandopsis gigantea Pfitzer, Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] ii. 6 (1889) 210.

Vandopsis gigantea Pfitzer, Photos by Worranittha Koenig

Family:

Orchidaceae.

Synonym:

Fieldia gigantea (Lindl.) Rchb.f.

Stauropsis chinensis Rolfe

Stauropsis gigantea (Lindl.) Benth. ex Pfitzer

Vanda gigantea Lindl.

Vanda lindleyana Griff. ex Lindl. & Paxton

Vandopsis chinensis (Rolfe) Schltr.

Vietnamese name:

Huệ đồng

English Name:

The Giant Vandopsis

Thailand name:

Phya chat than 

Chinese name:

Ni Wan Dai Lan - 拟万代兰

Description: 

Epiphytic or lithophytic species occuring on open mossy rocks and bluffs in evergreen and semi-deciduous forests at elevations around 300 to 1100 meters with recurved, strap-shaped, fleshy leaves that blooms on an axillary, stout, to 40 cm long, racemose, erect, many flowered inflorescence with vaguely fragrant, long-lasting, very thick textured flowers occuring in the spring and summer.

Distribution:

Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam (Quản Bạ, Hà Giang, Nam Cát Tiên).

Ecological:

Epiphytic on tree trunks in open forests or at forest margins; 800-1700 m. 

Flowering times:

Blooms in the spring and summer.

Flower size:

7.5 cm.

Cultivation:

Plants are best grown hanged in baskets and on mounted and usually require full sunlight and intermediate to warm temperatures. If hunged the roots must be watered frequently. Plants should be grown in a large pot with media that is well drained such as tree fern fibers (for small plants),several pieces of coarse fir bark and charcoal, or sphagnum moss.

Type:

Griffith, W. [16], Myanmar   K000895719  Unknown type material

Ref:

orchidspecies.com

ipni.org

powo.science.kew.org 

efloras.org

orchids.fandom.com