Arundina caespitosa Aver.

Arundina caespitosa Aver.; Taiwania 52: 289 2007.

Arundina caespitosa Aver.; Photo Mán Xuân

Vietnamese name: 

Lan sậy hoa chùm

Chinise name:

Common Name:

Latin Name: 

Arundina caespitosa Aver.

Family: 

Orchidaceae

Synonym Name: 

No synonyms are recorded for this name.

Description:

Orchid, 50-70 cm high, leaf-like, 18 cm long, 6mm to 1 cm wide. The inflorescence has 1-4 flowers, 3-4 cm large, blooming once in April-July.

Distribution: 

Endemic orchids of Vietnam. In VietNam, found in Đắk Lắc, Gia Lai, Quảng Nam, A Lưới, Thừa Thiên, Huế, Đà Nẵng, Quảng Ninh.

Ecological: 

At elevations of 1400 to 1500 m.

NOTE: 

This orchid has soft stems, soft leaves, and flowers that are much smaller than Arundina graminifolia.

Reference:

- theplantlist.org

- efloras.org

- orchidspecies.com

- ipni.org