Gastrochilus minutiflorus

Gastrochilus minutiflorus Aver., Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 82(3): 146, 143 (1997).

Gastrochilus minutiflorus Aver. Photos by Chu Xuan Canh

its native range is N. Vietnam.

Latinh Name: 

Gastrochilus minutiflorus Aver.

Synonym:

No

Vietnamese name:

Túi thơ hoa nhỏ, Hàm lân hoa nhỏ

English Name:

The Small Flowered Gastrochilus.

Description: 

Small orchid, short flower cluster, flower cluster has 5-8 flowers, flowers bloom in spring.

Distribution:

Vietnam (Hà Giang, Bắc Kạn, Tam Đảo.).

Ecological:

As a miniature sized epiphyte that blooms in the spring. 

Flowering times:

Blooms in the spring.

Flower size:

1 cm.

Cultivation:

Plants are best grown hanged in baskets and on mounted and usually require moderate shade and intermediate to cool temperatures. Water frequently during growing season and reduce watering after flowering. 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), medium fir bark, or sphagnum moss.

Type:

Collector Team:

L. Averyanov; N.T. Hiep; D.D. Huyen CB 009

Locality:

Prov. Cao Bang, Distr. Tra Linh, Subdistr. Quuoc Toan, near Thang Heng Lake in environs of Thang Hen and Lung Tao villages, 850-900m

Collection Date:

21 Oct 1995

Type Herbaria:

holotype Herbarium, V. L. Komarov Botanical Institute

isotype HN

Distribution Of Types:

Vietnam.