Thrixspermum leucarachne Ridl.-The White Spider Thrixspermum

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

Thrixspermum leucarachne Ridl.; Photo Diep Dinh Quang

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