Otochilus porrectus

Otochilus porrectus Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 36 1830. (syn: Coelogyne porrecta (Lindl.) Rchb.f.; Otochilus forrestii W.W.Sm.; Otochilus fragrans (Wall. ex Lindl.) G.Nicholson; Otochilus latifolius Griff.; Tetrapeltis fragrans Wall. ex Lindl.); . Assam to China (Yunnan) and Indo-China: Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya as per POWO; . Otochilus porrectus […]

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Otochilus fuscus

Otochilus fuscus Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 35 1830. (syn: Broughtonia amoena Wall. ex Lindl.; Broughtonia fusca (Lindl.) Wall. ex Hook.f.; Coelogyne fusca (Lindl.) Rchb.f.; Otochilus lancifolius Griff.); . Pseudobulbs cylindric fusiform, rugose, pendent, covered with fibrous sheaths 2.5-7.5 x 1-1.5cm; sheaths overlapping, 1-1.6cm long.Leaves linear lanceolate, acuminate8-17.5 x 0.8-1.6cm; petiole 1.2-1.4cm long.Inflorescence proteeranthous semi […]

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Otochilus lancilabius

Otochilus lancilabius Seidenf., Opera Bot. 89: 94 1986. (syn: Otochilus albus var. lancilabius (Seidenf.) Pradhan); . Himalaya to China (SW. Yunnan) as per WCSP; . Roots borne at internodes.Pseudobulbs subcylindric, elongate fusiform to clavate, sheathed at base, 3-10 x 1.3-2cm.Leaves elliptic-lanceolate to oblong lanceolate, acute to acuminate, 12-25 x 3.6-6.5cm; petiole narrow, 1-3.5cm long.Inflorescence proteranthous, […]

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Otochilus albus

Otochilus albus Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 35 1830. (Syn: Broughtonia pendula Wall. ex Lindl. [Invalid]; Broughtonia pendula Wall. ex Hook.f.; Coelogyne alba (Lindl.) Rchb.f.); . Epiphytic orchid in Manipur: Hello again. Can anyone identify for me this small flowered epiphytic orchid found on the mountain Khayangphung in E. Manipur. Flowering in late November at […]

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