Thrixspermum leucarachne Ridl.-The White Spider Thrixspermum

 Thrixspermum leucarachne Ridl., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 32: 397 1896.

Thrixspermum leucarachne
Thrixspermum leucarachne
Thrixspermum leucarachne Ridl.; Photo Diep Dinh Quang
Thrixspermum leucarachne
Thrixspermum leucarachne Ridl.; Photo by Yosuke Oda

Vietnamese name

Xương cá đốm đỏ 

Chinise name:  

Common Name

The White Spider Thrixspermum 

Latin Name

Thrixspermum leucarachne Ridl. 

Family

Orchidaceae

Synonym Name

Sarcochilus leucarachne (Ridl.) F.N.Williams

Description:

Small orchid, flower cluster 18 cm long, flower size 7.6 cm, flowers bloom in petals, flowers bloom in autumn. 

Distribution

Found in Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Malasia and Sumatra. In VietNam, found in Quảng Ninh, Cúc Phương, Ninh Bình, Lâm Đồng, Đồng Nai, Sông Bé. 

Ecological

At elevations around 1500 m as a miniature sized, cool growing epiphyte.

Reference

- theplantlist.org
- efloras.org
- orchidspecies.com
- ipni.org

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