Phalaenopsis hygrochila

Phalaenopsis hygrochila J.M.H.Shaw, Orchid Rev. Suppl., 123(1309): 23 (2015).

Phalaenopsis hygrochila J.M.H.Shaw, Photo by Kurt Keller

its native range is Assam to China (SW. & S. Yunnan) and Indo-China.

Latin Name: 

Phalaenopsis hygrochila J.M.H.Shaw

Family: 

Orchidaceae Juss.

Synonym:

Hygrochilus parishii (Rchb.f.) Pfitzer

Phalaenopsis marriottiana var. parishii (Rchb.f.) Kocyan & Schuit.

Phalaenopsis tigrina M.He Li, O.Gruss & Z.J.Liu

Stauropsis parishii (Rchb.f.) Rolfe

Vanda parishii Rchb.f.

Vandopsis parishii (Rchb.f.) Schltr.

Vietnamese name:

Cẩm báo

English Name:

The Moist Lip Phalaenopsis.

Thailand name:

Ueang pakpet - Ueang nang rung - Kulab nang rawng - Lin Krabue.

Description: 

It has a short, stout stem carrying elliptic-oblong, unequally, obtusely bilobed or deeply emarginate apically leaves and blooms in the late winter and spring on an axillary, 45 cm long, 5 to several flowered inflorescence that is longer than the leaves, with ovate-elliptic, acute or subacute, cucullate bracts and carrying fragrant, heavy textured, long lasting flowers.

Distribution:

Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam (Quản Bạ, Hà Giang, Đà Lạt, Lâm Đồng).

Ecological:

In evergreen and semi-deciduous forests on limestone cliffs or in primary montane forests at altitudes of 100 to 1500 m as a large sized, hot to cool growing, epiphytic orchid.

Flowering times:

Bloome in the late winter and spring.

Flower size:

6.0 cm

Cultivation:

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

Typus:

Reference: 

- theplantlist.org

- https://www.ipni.org/n/77145594-1

- http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77145594-1

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

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

- https://orchids.fandom.com

- https://thuocdongduoc.vn/chi-vandopsis-pfitz-1889