Erythrodes blumei

 Erythrodes blumei Schltr., Nachtr. Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee [Schumann & Lauterbach] 87 (1905).

Erythrodes blumei Schltr., Photo by 蘇清記

its native range is Nicobar Islands to W. Malesia.

Latin Name: 

Erythrodes blumei Schltr.

Family: 

Orchidaceae Juss.

Synonym:

Erythrodes brevicalcar J.J.Sm.

Microchilus blumei (Lindl.) D.Dietr.

Physurus blumei Lindl.

English Name:

Blume's Erythrodes (German-Dutch Botanist in Indonesia 1800's).

Vietnamese name: 

Xích lan; Lan thài lài.

Chinese  name:

Qian Chun Lan - 钳唇兰 .

Thailand name:

Ueang din nai blum

Description: 

With an erect stem carrying 4, basal, obliquely oblong-ovate, abruptly narrowing below into the 3/4" long petiolate base leaves that blooms in the late winter and spring on a many flowered, glandular pubescent, brown, 20 cm long, racemose inflorescence.

Distribution:

Jawa, Malaya, Nicobar Is., Sumatera.

Ecological:

In humus rich soils often with bamboos in forests at elevations around 400 to 1600 m as a medium sized, warm to cool growing terrestrial.

Flowering times:

Blooms in the late winter and spring.

Flower size:

6.0 mm.

Cultivation:

Humus rich soils often with bamboos in forests.

Type Information:

Pantling, R. [255], Bhutan K000387621 Unknown type material

De Silva, F. [s.n.], Bangladesh K000960017 Unknown type material

Reference: 

theplantlist.org

https://www.ipni.org/n/634248-1

http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:634248-1

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

http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242426499.

https://www.orchidcambodia.com/erythrodes-blumei.html