Luisia macrotis

Luisia macrotis Rchb.f., Gard. Chron. 1869: 1110 (1869).

Luisia macrotis Rchb.f., Photo by Worranittha Koenig

its native range is Assam to China (W. Yunnan) and Indo-China

Latin Name: 

Luisia macrotis Rchb.f.

Family: 

Orchidaceae Juss.

Synonym:

No synonyms are recorded for this name.

Vietnamese name:

Lụi tai to, San hô cánh to.

English Name:

The Large Eared Luisia.

Description: 

Orchid 40-50 cm tall, tubular leaves. Inflorescence has 1-2 flowers, flower size is 1 cm, flowers bloom in spring.

Distribution:

Assam, China South-Central, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam (Đà Lạt, Lâm Đồng).

Ecological:

At elevations of 700 to 1100 m as a small to medium sized, warm to cool growing epiphyte that blooms in the spring with 1 or 2 flowers.

Flowering times:

Blooms in the spring.

Flower size:

2.0 cm.

Cultivation:

Plants are best grown hanged in baskets and on mounted and usually require moderate sunlight and intermediate to warm temperatures. Plants should be grown in media that is well drained such as medium fir bark or sphagnum moss. Water plant regularly.

Reference: 

theplantlist.org

https://www.ipni.org/n/641822-1

http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:641822-1

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

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