Gastrochilus retrocallus (Hayata) Hayata

"Gastrochilus retrocallus (Hayata) Hayata is native to Taiwan. This orchid grows in clear deciduous forests, at an altitude of 500-1500 m on the whole island and in the habitats near Taipei and Taitung..."

Gastrochilus retrocallus (Hayata) Hayata, Icon. Pl. Formosan. 6(Suppl.): 79 (1917).

Gastrochilus retrocallus (Hayata) Hayata; Photo by Josh Gilbert

Gastrochilus retrocallus (Hayata) Hayata; Photo by Jackie Lee

its native range is Nansei-shoto (Iriomote-jima) to Taiwan.

Latin Name: 

Gastrochilus retrocallus (Hayata) Hayata

Family: 

Orchidaceae Juss.

Synonym:

Gastrochilus odoratus (Kudô) J.J.Sm.

Gastrochilus retrocallosus Schltr.

Haraella odorata Kudô

Haraella retrocalla (Hayata) Kudô

Saccolabium odoratum (Kudô) Makino & Nemoto

Saccolabium retrocallum Hayata

English Name:

The Rear Facing Lip Spur Haraella.

Chinese name: Xiang Lan - 香蘭.

Description: 

With short, leafy stems carrying distichous, fleshy, falcate, oblong to oblanceolate, acute leaves that blooms on a short, pendant, axillary, few (to 3) flowered inflorescence with deltoid bracts and successively opening, citrus scented flowers occuring in the fall to early winter.

Distribution:

Nansei-shoto, Taiwan.

Ecological:

A miniature sized, Taiwanese, epiphytic species found in ancient forests at elevations of 1000 to 2200 m.

Flowering times:

Blooms in the fall to early winter.

Flower size:

2.0 cm.

Cultivation:

Grow plants in cool to intermediate temperatures with moderate lighting. Pot plants in medium fir bark or sphagnum moss. Water the plant every two to three days. Keep plant fairly moist but not wet. Plant does well mounted.

Typus:

Reference: 

- theplantlist.org

- https://www.ipni.org/n/635487-1

- http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:635487-1

- http://www.orchidspecies.com/haerodorata.htm. 

- https://travaldo.blogspot.com/2018/04/haraella-retrocalla-care-and-culture.html

- https://orchids.fandom.com/wiki/Haraella_retrocalla