Thrixspermum formosanum

Thrixspermum formosanum (Hayata) Schltr. 1919

Photo Anh Hoang

Thrixspermum formosanum (Hayata) Schltr., Photo by Lê Đăng Huyền 

Vietnamese name: Lan xương cá đài loan (TH)

Chinese name: 台灣風蘭

Latin Name: Thrixspermum formosanum (Hayata) Schltr.
Family: Orchidaceae

Synonym Name: Dendrocolla pricei Rolfe; Pteroceras pricei (Rolfe) Aver.; Sarcochilus formosanus Hayata; Thrixspermum pricei (Rolfe) Schltr.; Thrixspermum sasaoi Masam.

Family: Orchidaceae

Description: Small orchid, short stem. Inflorescences 4-7 cm long, flower size 1.25 cm, 1-2 flowers, blooming gradually in the late Winter and early Spring, fragrant but dying.

Small

Distribution: Found in Vietnam and Taiwa. In Vietnam: Văn Bản, Lào Cai, Krông Bông, Đắc Lắk, Kon Plông, Kon Tum.

Ecological: in forests on tree trunks and branches in moist forests at elevations of 500 to 1500 meters