Epipactis atromarginata Seidenf.

Epipactis atromarginatus Seidenf., Opera Bot. 114: 22 (1992) (1992), nom. inval.

Epipactis atromarginatus Seidenf., Photo by Dinh Quang Diep

Family:

Orchidaceae.

Synonym Name: 

VietNamese name:

Lan bông dầy vàng, Hỏa thiên lan..

English Name:

The Purple Edged Epipactis (Refers to the flower color).

Description: 

Orchid, body 75-120 cm high. The leaves are 12-14 cm long, 3 cm wide. The flower cluster at the top is 7-15 cm long. The inflorescence has 5-7 flowers, flower size 2.1 cm.

Distribution:

in southcentral Vietnam (Gia Lai, Quảng Trị.).

Ecological:

Along streams and small rivers in shady broadleafed forests on wet alluvial banks and riparian rocks at elevations of 450 to 750 m.

Flowering times:

Bloom in the winter and spring.

Flower size:

2.1 cm.

Cultivation:

Ref:

orchidspecies.com

ipni.org

powo.science.kew.org