Pteroceras leopardinum

Pteroceras leopardinum (C.S.P.Parish & Rchb.f.) Seidenf. & Smitinand, Orchids Thailand 535 (1963).

Pteroceras leopardinum (E.C.Parish & Rchb.f.) Seidenf. & Smitinand; Photo Diep Dinh Quang

Vietnamese name: Môi sừng beo

Chinese Name: 长足兰 chang zu lan

Common Name: The Spotted Pteroceras

Latin Name: Pteroceras leopardinum (E.C.Parish & Rchb.f.) Seidenf. & Smitinand

Family: Orchidaceae

Synonym Name: Biermannia annamensis Guillaumin; Cleisostoma sigaldiense Guillaumin; Proteroceras holttumii J.Joseph & Vajr.; Proterteroceras holttumii J.Joseph & Vajr.; Sarcochilus benguetensis Ames & Quisumb.; Sarcochilus leopardinus (E.C.Parish & Rchb.f.) Hook.f.; Thrixspermum leopardinum E.C.Parish & Rchb.f.

Description:

Orchid, 6 leaves. Inflorescences 3-4 cm long, flowers 10-15, size 1 cm, blooming in Spring

Flowering: Flowers blooming in the Spring.

Distribution: Found in India, Myanmar, Thailand, Yunnan China, Vietnam, Borneo, the Philippines and Sumatra. In Vietnam: Đầm Ron, Lâm Đồng, Kon Plong, Kon Tum.

Ecological: Epiphytic on tree trunks in open forests or at forest margins; 900-1300 m.

Reference:

- theplantlist.org

- efloras.org

- orchidspecies.com

- ipni.org