Gastrochilus formosanus

Gastrochilus formosanus (Hayata) Hayata, Icon. Pl. Formosan. 4: Add. & Corr. (1915).

Gastrochilus formosanus (Hayata) Hayata, Photo by László Illés

Gastrochilus formosanus (Hayata) Hayata, Photo by 蘇清記 

Gastrochilus formosanus (Hayata) Hayata, Photo by Micros & Minis Orquídeas

its native range is China (S. Shaanxi, W. Hubei, N. Fujian), Taiwan.

Latin Name: 

Gastrochilus formosanus (Hayata) Hayata

Family: 

Orchidaceae Juss.

Synonym:

Gastrochilus formosanus var. shaoyaoii (S.S.Ying) S.S.Ying

Gastrochilus nebulosus Fukuy.

Gastrochilus quercetorus Fukuy.

Gastrochilus rupestris Fukuy.

Saccolabium formosanum Hayata

Saccolabium nebulosum (Fukuy.) S.Y.Hu

Saccolabium quercetorum (Fukuy.) S.Y.Hu

Saccolabium rupestre (Fukuy.) S.Y.Hu

Saccolabium shaoyaoii S.S.Ying

Vietnamese name:

Hàm lân

English Name:

The Formosan Gastrochilus.

Chinese name:

Tai Wan Pen Ju Lan - 台湾盆距兰 .

Description: 

With rambling and branching stems that are freely rooting, 1/2" leaves that lay flat, 2 ranked along the evergreen stems, short spikes can emerge at most any time of the year all along the stems in clusters of bright yellow 1/2" flowers spotted with bright red, the pouch-shaped lip is white with red spotting. A very attractive plant and the flowers are fragrant.

Distribution:

China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Taiwan.

Ecological:

On tree trunks in forests; 500-2500 m as a miniature sized, cool to cold growing epiphyte.

Flowering times:

Blooms in the summer.

Flower size:

1.3 cm.

Cultivation:

LIGHT/LOCATION: semi-shady

TEMPERATURE: cool (10 - 16 °C)

WATERING: spray regularly

FERTILIZATION: none

Type:

Reference: 

- theplantlist.org

- orchidspecies.com/gastrformosanus.htm

- www.ipni.org/n/635423-1

- powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:635423-1

- efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242323094

- orchideen-wichmann.de/en/gastrochilus-formosanus-bauchlippe.html