Cephalantheropsis obcordata (Lindl.) Ormerod

 Cephalantheropsis obcordata (Lindl.) Ormerod, Orchid Digest 62(4): 157 (1998). 

Cephalantheropsis obcordata (Lindl.) Ormerod; Photos Diep Dinh Quang

Cephalantheropsis obcordata (Lindl.) Ormerod; Photo by Nguyễn Hùng Quyền

Vietnamese name: 

Trung lan, Kiều hoa mảnh 

Chinise name: 

黄兰 huang lan 

Common Name: 

The Reverse Heart-Shaped Cephalantheropsis 

Japan Name: 

Tokusa-ran - Kusairo-ebine

Latin Name: 

Cephalantheropsis obcordata (Lindl.) Ormerod

Family: Orchidaceae

Synonym Name: 

Alismorchis gracilis (Lindl.) Kuntze; Alismorchis tubifera (Hook. f.) Kuntze; Alismorkis gracilis (Lindl.) Kuntze; Alismorkis tubifera (Hook.f.) Kuntze; Bletia obcordata Lindl.; Calanthe bursicola Gagnep.; Calanthe gracilis Lindl.; Calanthe ramosii Ames; Calanthe tubifera Hook.f.; Calanthe venusta Schltr.; Cephalantheropsis gracilis (Lindl.) S.Y.Hu; Cephalantheropsis venusta (Schltr.) S.Y.Hu; Gastrorchis gracilis (Lindl.) Aver.; Limatodis gracilis (Lindl.) Lindl.; Paracalanthe gracilis (Lindl.) Kudô; Paracalanthe venusta (Schltr.) Kudô; Phaius gracilis (Lindl.) S.S.Ying; Phaius ramosii (Ames) Ames

Description: 

Orchid, 50 cm to 100 cm high. 4-8 leaves, leaves 15-30 cm long, 3-6 cm wide. The flower cluster is 35-60 cm high. Green yellow flowers, white tongue, fragrant bloom in the fall. 

Distribution: 

Found in Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan and Yunnan provinces of China, Japan, Taiwan, Bangladesh, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Malaysia, the Moluccas and the Philippines. In VietNam, found in Cao Bằng, Hà Giang, Lai Châu, Lang Sơn, Lào Cai, Nghệ An, Quảng Trị, Thanh Hóa, Vĩnh Phúc, Thừa Thiên-Huế, Nam Cát Tiên Đơn Dương (Lâm Đồng), Hòn Bà (Khánh Hòa) 

Ecological: 

Dense forests; at elevations of 400-1400 m.

Flowering times:

Blooms in the fall.

Flower size:

2.6 cm.

Cultivation:

Reference: 

- theplantlist.org

- efloras.org

- orchidspecies.com

- ipni.org