Cleisomeria lanatum

Cleisomeria lanatum Lindl. ex G.Don, in Loudon, Encycl. Pl. ed. 4, 2: 1472 (1855).

Cleisomeria lanatum Lindl. ex G.Don, Photo by Kurt Keller

its native range is Bangladesh to W. Malesia. 

Latin Name: 

Cleisomeria lanatum Lindl. ex G.Don

Family: 

Orchidaceae Juss.

Synonym:

Cleisostoma lanatum Lindl.

Gastrochilus lanatus (Lindl.) Kuntze

Saccolabium lanatum (Lindl.) Hook.f.

Sarcanthus lanatus (Lindl.) Holttum

Uncifera maxilla-leonis Guillaumin

Vietnamese  name:

Hàm cọp, Lan đuôi chồn bông

English Name:

The Wooly Cleisomeria.

Thailand name:

Kho Kwang.

Description: 

Epiphytic orchid, trunk articulate short. The base of the leaf blade wrapped in a wide band of 1-1.5 cm long, 10 cm flowers into a bouquet branch hanging flower stalks are hairy. There are many flower buds at the ends tightly aligned.

Distribution:

Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam (Kon Tum, Pleiku, Lâm Đồng, Đồng Nai). 

Ecological:

Lowland ephiphyte warm growing with branching inflorescence very small flowers and nice colour contrast. The plant it self similar like vanda in appearances but unfortunately small flowers, found  in semi-deciduous and deciduous dry lowland forests and savana-like woodlands at elevations of sealevel to 700 meters as a small sized.

Flowering times:

Blooms in the fall

Flower size:

5.0 mm.

Cultivation:

Plant grows from cool to intermediate conditions with medium amounts of light. Plants should be potted in medium bark or sphagnum moss. Water everytime when the mix has just about dried.

Growing Media: 

Pot/wood

Water: 

2 to 3 time daily

Light: 

Bright light to partial shade

Temperature: 

18-29°C

Typus:

Reference: 

theplantlist.org

https://www.ipni.org/n/623384-1

http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:623384-1

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

https://www.orchidcambodia.com/cleisomeria-lanatum-2014.html

https://orchids.fandom.com

https://thuocdongduoc.vn/chi-cleisomeria-lindl-ex-g-don-1855