Phalaenopsis braceana

 Phalaenopsis braceana (Hook.f.) Christenson, Selbyana 9(1): 169 (1986): (1986).

 Phalaenopsis braceana (Hook.f.) Christenson,  Photo by Chu Xuan Canh

its native range is Himalaya to China (Yunnan).

Latin Name: 

Phalaenopsis braceana (Hook.f.) Christenson

Family: 

Orchidaceae Juss.

Synonym:

Phalaenopsis taenialis (Lindl.) Christenson & Pradhan

Vietnamese name:

Hồ điệp.

English Name:

Brace's Phalaenopsis (Orchid Illustrator 1800's).

Chinese name:

Jian Nang Hu Die Lan - 尖囊蝴蝶兰 .

Description: 

With large roots and one to two, deciduous, oblong-elliptic, subacute leaves and blooms in the spring on a suberect to erect, racemose inflorescence with 1 to 2, distant, tubular bracts and lanceolate, acuminate, concave floral bracts carrying 4 to 6, color variable flowers.

Distribution:

Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam (Quản Bạ, Hà Giang), West Himalaya.

Ecological:

At forest edges at elevations of 1100 to 2100 m as a miniature, cool to cold growing epiphyte.

Flowering times:

Blooms in the spring.

Flower size:

2.5 cm.

Cultivation:

Light:

Shade; 500-1500 Footcandles (indirect low light,slight shadowing).  

Temperature:

Warm, Intermediate to Cool;45°F min. to 98°F max.(tolerant of extremes,favoring warm).

Watering:

Moist/Daily Watering; 4-7 waterings per week.

Grow in cool to warm temperatures. Pot in medium fir bark and keep in partial shade. Water about once a week. Keep plant fairly moist but not wet.

Typus:

Wallich, N. [s.n.], Nepal K000974260 Unknown type material

Reference: 

theplantlist.org

https://www.ipni.org

http://powo.science.kew.org

http://www.orchidspecies.com/phalbraceana.htm

https://andysorchids.com/pictureframe.asp?PicId=5900

https://orchids.fandom.com/wiki/Phalaenopsis_braceana

http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=250092906

https://thuocdongduoc.vn/chi-phalaenopsis-blume-1825