Coelogyne assamica-The Assam Coelogyne

 Coelogyne assamica Linden & Rchb.f., Berliner Allg. Gartenzeitung 25: 403 (1857).

Coelogyne assamica Linden & Rchb.f.; Photo Diep Dinh Quang

Vietnamese name: Thanh đạm cánh bướm, Thanh đạm trung

Chinise name: 云南贝母兰 yun nan bei mu lan

Common Name: The Assam Coelogyne

Latin Name: Coelogyne assamica Linden & Rchb.f.

Family: Orchidaceae

Synonym Name: Coelogyne annamensis Rolfe; Coelogyne dalatensis Gagnep.; Coelogyne dichroantha Gagnep.; Coelogyne fuscescens var. assamica (Linden & Rchb.f.) Pfitzer; Coelogyne saigonensis Gagnep.; Coelogyne siamensis Rolfe; Cymbidium evrardii Guillaumin

Description:

Orchid, 6-9 cm tall, 2 leaves. The inflorescence grows from young plants, 30-15 cm long, 7-8 flowers, 5-7 cm in size, and blooms in summer and autumn.

Distribution: Found in Bhutan, northeastern India [Assam], Bhutan, Myanmar, China, Thailand and Vietnam. In VietNam, found in Sìn Hồ, Lai Châu, Lạc Dưong, Langbiang,  Đà Lạt..  

Ecological: On trees in riverine forests; ca. 700 m.

Reference:

- theplantlist.org

- efloras.org

- orchidspecies.com

- ipni.org