Cleisostoma simondii (Gagnep.) Seidenf.-Simond's Cleisostoma

Cleisostoma simondii (Gagnep.) Seidenf., Dansk Bot. Ark. 29(3): 66 (1975).

Cleisostoma simondii (Gagnep.) Seidenf.; Photo Diep Dinh Quang

Cleisostoma simondii (Gagnep.) Seidenf.; Photo by Pham Quoc Tinh

Vietnamese name: 

Mật khẩu Simond, Miệng kín bắc. 

Chinise name:  

毛柱隔距兰 mao zhu ge ju lan

Common Name: 

Simond's Cleisostoma (Collector for Gagnepain mid 1900's)

Latin Name: 

Cleisostoma simondii (Gagnep.) Seidenf. 

Family: Orchidaceae

Synonym Name: 

Cleisostoma acutilabris (Guillaumin) Aver.; Cleisostoma seidenfadenii Garay; Cleisostoma simondii var. simondii; Cleisostoma teres Garay; Echioglossum seidenfadenii (Garay) Szlach.; Echioglossum simondii (Gagnep.) Szlach.; Luisia acutilabris Guillaumin; Sarcanthus siamensis Rolfe ex Downie; Sarcanthus teretifolius (Lindl.) Lindl.; Vanda simondii Gagnep.; Vanda teretifolia Lindl.

Description:

Orchids, tubular leaves, flower cluster of 15-30 cm long, flower cluster 15-20 flowers, flower size 1.5 cm, perennial, blooming in Autumn-Winter. 

Distribution: 

Found from Assam, eastern Himalayas, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Thailand, Laos, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan and Yunnan provinces of China, Hong Kong and Vietnam. In VietNam, found in Cao Bằng, Hà Giang, Thanh Hóa. 

Ecological: 

Epiphytic on tree trunks or lithophytic on rocks in forests or in open forests along rivers; 500-1200 m.

Reference: 

- theplantlist.org

- efloras.org

- orchidspecies.com

- ipni.org