Coelogyne occultata

Coelogyne occultata Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 5(16): 832 (1890).

Coelogyne occultata Hook.f. Photo by The Orchids of the Sikkim-Himalaya by Naresh Swami

Coelogyne occultata Hook.f. Photo by Naresh Swami in the field.

its native range is Sikkim to China (W. Yunnan).

Latinh Name: 

Coelogyne occultata Hook.f. 

Family: 

Orchidaceae Juss.

Synonym:

Coelogyne occultata var. uniflora N.P.Balakr.

Pleione occultata (Hook.f.) Kuntze

English Name:

The Hidden Coelogyne (refers to it's small size and short inflorescence).

Chinese name:

Luan Ye Bei Mu Lan - 卵叶贝母兰

Description: 

With obliquely attached, oblanceolate, clavate, acute apex, narrowing towards the base, green, glossy, slightly grooved pseudobulbs carrying 2, elliptic, acute, plicate, 3 to 5 nerved, gradually narrowing below into the grooved, petiolate base leaves that blooms in the late spring and early summer on a slender, erect, 4 cm long, 1 to 2 flowered inflorescence arising on a newly emerging pseudobulb with persistent floral bracts and carrying simultaneously opening flowers.

Distribution:

Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Tibet.

Ecological:

At elevations of 1830 to 3500 m on moss covered trees in upper montane forests as a miniature to small sized, cool to cold growing epiphyte or lithophyte.

Flowering times:

Blooms in the late spring and early summer.

Flower size:

2.5 cm.

Cultivation:

Light:

Shade to Bright; 1500-2500 Footcandles (indirect light,pronounced shadowing) 

Temperature: 

Intermediate to Cool; 52°F min. to 80°F max.

Watering:

Moist/Daily Watering; 4-7 waterings per week

Type:

Jul 6, 2011 Griffith, W. [5159], India K000078672 holotype

Reference: 

- theplantlist.org

- orchidspecies.com

- ipni.org

- powo.science.kew.org

- orchids.fandom.com

- efloras.org

- andysorchids.com