"Arachnis clarkei J.J.Sm. occurs in the Himalayas, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, Myanmar, Thailand and southern China. It grows on rocks along valleys or on tree trunks in open forests at an altitude of 1500 to 2000 meters above sea level"
Arachnis clarkei J.J.Sm., Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 72(1): 76 (1912).
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| Arachnis clarkei J.J.Sm., Photo by The Orchids of the Sikkim-Himalaya by Naresh Swami |
its native range is Central Himalaya to China (SW. Yunnan), Hainan.
Latinh Name:
Arachnis clarkei J.J.Sm.,
Family:
Orchidaceae Juss.
Synonym:
Arachnanthe clarkei (Rchb.f.) Rolfe
Esmeralda clarkei Rchb.f.
Vanda clarkei (Rchb.f.) N.E.Br.
Vietnamese name:
Bọ cạp chìa khoá
English Name:
Clark's Arachnanthe (English Botanist and Orchid Collector in India 1800's)
Chinese name:
Hua Zhi Zhu Lan - 蜘蛛兰.
Description:
With an elongate pendant stem carrying oblong-lorate, coriaceous leaves that blooms in the fall to late winter on a 20 cm long, 3 to 4 flowered inflorescence with slightly fragrant flowers.
Distribution:
Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Hainan, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam
Ecological:
On rocks along valleys or on tree trunks in open forests at elevations 1500 to 2000 m as a large to giant sized, cool growing, monopodial epiphyte or lithophyte.
Flowering times:
Blooms in the fall to late winter .
Flower size:
7.5 cm.
Cultivation:
Temp: Warm to Cool
Light: Partial Shade
Watering: Regular, dry between watering
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