Collabium delavayi (Gagnep.) Seidenf. 1983 publ. 1984

Drawing by © Seidenfaden and The Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria Website

Common Name or Meaning Delavay's Collabium [French missionary and plant collector late 1800's - early 1900's] in China Nang fen wen lan

Flower Size .52 to .66" [1.3 to 1.65 cm]

Found in southern China in primary forests along streams, in ravines and on rocks at elevations of 700 to 750 meters as a miniature to small sized, warm growing terrestrial or lithophyte with a creeping, non-branching rhizome giving rise to alternately 1 to 3, somewhat angular, somewhat tapering at the apex pseudobulbs carrying a single ovate-oblong, 5 nerved, prominent beneath, acute to acuminate, attenuate to semi-orbicular basally, petiolate base leaf and the flowering one, cylindrical, arising in the spring and fall on an erect, peduncle 5.2 to 6.8" [13 to 17 cm] long, rachis somewhat angular, to 3.2" [8 cm] long, 4 to 7 flowered inflorescence with patent, ovate-oblong, acute floral bracts and carrying flowers that mostly open at the same time.

Synonyms Chrysoglossum delavayi (Gagnep.) Tang & F.T.Wang 1951; Collabiopsis delavayi (Gagnep.) S.S.Ying 1990; *Tainia delavayi Gagnep. 1932

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; *Opera Botanica #72 Orchid Genera in Thailand XI Cymbidiaeae Seidenfaden 1983 drawing fide; Orchid Monographs Vol 8 Van der Burgh & De Vogel 1997 drawing ok; Flora of China Vol 25 Zhengyi, Raven & Deyuan 2009;

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