Chiloschista parishii Seidenf. 1988
TYPE Photo by Seidenfaden
Photos by Jay Pfahl
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Common Name Parish's Chiloschista [English Orchid Collector in Burma 1800's]
Flower Size 1/3" [1 cm]
Found in Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand, India and the Himalayan kingdoms in semi-deciduous and deciduous dry lowland forests and savana-like woodlands at elevations of sealevel to 700 meters to this miniature sized, hot to warm growing, leafless epiphyte with small leaves that wither before blooming in the spring and summer on an erect, 4 to 8" [10 to 20 cm] long, pubescent raceme with 10 to 20, fragrant flowers that needs bright light and frequent waterings.
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Rudolf Schlechter Die Orchideen Band 1B lieferung 22 1329 - 1392 Brieger 1989 drawing/photo fide; The Manual of Cultivated Orchids Bechtel, Cribb, Launert 1992 photo fide; The Orchids of Penninsular Malaysia and Singapore Seidenfaden & Wood 1992; A Field Guide to the Wild Orchids of Thailand Vaddhanaphuti 2001 photo ok; Rudolf Schlechter Die Orchideen Band 1C lieferung 42 - 43 pg 2626 - 2762 Brieger 2001; Botanica's Orchids Laurel Glen 2002; Orchids of Bhutan Pearce & Cribb 2002; AOS Bulletin Vol 72 No 3 2003 photo ok; Wild Orchids in Myanamar Vol 1 Tanaka 2003; Flora's Orchids Nash & La Croix 2005; A field Guide to the Wild Orchids of Thailand Vaddhanaphuti 2005 photo ok; The Orchids of India A Glimpse Misra 2007 drawing/photo ok; Taiwania, 54(4): 323-333, Newly Discovered Native Orchids of Taiwan (III) Tsan-Piao Lin and Wei-Min Lin 2009 drawing fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 79 #2 2010 photo fide; Orchids of Odisha Misra 2014 drawing/drawing fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 85 #5 2016 photo fide;
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