Corymborkis veratrifolia [Reinw.] Bl. 1859

Photo by Peter O'Byrne ©

in situ plant in Thailand

Photo by David Kuehn

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Common Name The Corymborkis With Veratrium-Like [An Alpine Plant] Leaves - In Australia - The White Cinnamon Orchid - In China Guan Hua Lan

Flower Size 2"+ [5 cm+]

Found in China, the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, Assam, Bangladesh, eastern Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Andaman Islands, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Nicobar Islands, Vietnam, Borneo, Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Moluccas, the Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Christmas Islands, Bismark Islands, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Samoa, Santa Cruz Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, Caroline Islands and the Mariana Islands as a giant sized, hot to cool growing terrestrial occuring at elevations of sealevel to 2000 meters in lowland to tropical montane forests on limestone in deep shade with plicate, lanceolate to ovate-elliptic, acuminate leaves and blooms in the summer on a drooping, up to 6" [15 cm] long, 2 to 9 flowered, branched inflorescence hidden in leaf sheaths with ovate to lanceolate, acuminate floral bracts carrying a few to many [70], fragrant [early evening] flowers.

In Java vomiting is brought about by chewing on the leaves and swallowing the juice. The act of vomiting is thought to help break a fever. They also treat diarrhea in the same manner.

Synonyms Chloidia confusa Ames 1908; Corymbis angusta Ridl. 1906; Corymbis angustifolia Miq. 1861; Corymbis batjanica J.J.Sm. 1909; Corymbis brevistylis Hook.f. 1890; Corymbis confusa (Ames) Schltr. 1911; Corymbis disticha Lindl. 1854; Corymbis exaltata Schltr. 1911; Corymbis lauterbachii Schltr. 1911; Corymbis ledermannii Schltr. 1921; Corymbis longiflora Hook.f. 1890; Corymbis minor Schltr. 1911; Corymbis rhytidocarpa Hook. f. 1890; Corymbis sakisimensis (Fukuy.) Masam. 1964; Corymbis subdensa Schltr. 1906; Corymbis trukensis Tuyama 1940; Corymbis veratrifolia Rchb. f. 1865; Corymborkis angustifolia (Miq.) Kuntze 1891; Corymborkis angustissima J.J.Sm. 1927; Corymborkis assamica Bl. 1859; Corymborkis batjanica (J.J.Sm.) J.J.Sm. 1930; Corymborkis brevistylis (Hook.f.) Holttum 1953; Corymborkis confusa (Ames) Ames 1915; Corymborkis ledermannii (Schltr.) Fukuy. 1941; Corymborkis longiflora (Hook.f.) Burkill 1935Corymborkis parviflora J.J.Sm. 1928; Corymborkis rhytidocarpa [Hook. f.] Holtt. 1953; Corymborkis ruttenii J.J.Sm. 1928; Corymborkis sakisimensis Fukuy. 1941; Corymborkis subdensa (Schltr.) Fukuy. 1941; Corymborkis tropidiifolia J.J.Sm. 1935 ; Corymborkis trukensis (Tuyama) Fukuy. 1941; Corymborkis veratrifolia var. lauterbachii (Schltr.) F.N.Rasm. 1977; Corymborkis welwitschii (Rchb.f.) Kuntze 1891; *Hysteria veratrifolia Reinw. 1823; Macrostylis disticha Breda 1827 ; Rhynchanthera paniculata Blume 1826;

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchids of Burma Grant 1895/1995; The Orchids of Sikkim-Himalaya Part 1 King & Pantling 1898 as Corymbis veratrifolia drawing fide; Die Orchideen Von Java J.J.Smith 1905 as Corymbis veratrifolia; Die Orchideen Von Java Figuren Atlas J.J.Smith 1908 as Corymbis veratrifolia drawing fide; Studies in the Family Orchidaceae Fascile 2 Ames 1908 as Chloiidea confusa drawing fide; The Orchidaceae of German New Guinea Schlechter 1911/1985 as Corymbis lauterbachii drawing fide; The Orchidaceae of German New Guinea Schlechter 1911/1985 as Corymis monor drawing fide; The Orchidaceae of German New Guinea Schlechter 1911/1985 as Corymbis veratrifolia drawing fide; Flora of Malaya Vol 1 Holttum 1957 drawing ok; AOS Bulletin Vol 28 No 4 1959 as C longiflora; The Orchids of Thailand Seidenfaden & Smitinand 1959; The Orchids of Thailand Seidenfadden & Smitnand 1959 as C rhytidocarpa; The Orchids of Thailand Seidefaden & Smitnand 1965 corrections; Encyclopedia of Cultivated Orchids Hawkes 1965; Die Orchideen 3 Auflage Bd 1 Sonderabdruck aus Schlechter Lieferung 5 257- 320 Brieger, Maatsch and Senghas 1974; Orchids of Southern Ryukyu Islands Garay & Sweet 1974 drawing fide; Venezuelan Orchids Illustrated Vol 6 Dunsterville & Garay 1976; Indian Orchids, Guide to Identification and Culture Pradhan 1976 drawing fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 47 No 6 1978 as C longiflora; Dansk Botanisk Arkiv Bind 32 nr 2 Orchids of Thailand VI Neottiideae Seidenfaden 1978 drawing fide; The Complete Writings on Philippine Orchids Vol 1 Quisumbing 1981 as C confusa; A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon Vol 2 Dassanayake & Fosberg 1981 drawing fide; Orchidiana Philipiniana Vol 1 Valmayor 1984; Orchids of Nilgiris Joseph 1987 drawing fide; Orchids of Vanuatu Lewis & Cribb 1989; Orchids of Java Comber 1990 photo ok; The Orchids of the Solomon Islands and Bougainville Lewis & Cribb 1991 drawing/photo fide; The Orchids of Penninsualr Malaysia and Singapore Seidenfaden & Wood 1992 drawing /photo fide; The Manual of Cultivated Orchids Bechtel, Cribb, Launert 1992; AOS Bulletin Vol 62 No 10 1993 postage stamp fide; The Plants of Mount Kinabalu Vol 2 Orchids Wood Beaman & Beaman 1993; Phylogeny and Classification of the Orchid Family Dressler 1993 drawing fide; Identification of the Orchids [Orchidaceae Juss.] Vietnam Averyanov 1994; A Checklist of the Orchids of Borneo Wood & Cribb 1994; The Orchids of Samoa Cribb & Whistler 1996 drawing/photo fide; The Wild Orchids of China Tsi, Chen & Mori 1997; Native Orchids of China in Colour Singchi, Zhanhuo and Yibo 1999 photo fide; Orchids of Papua New Guinea Millar 1999 photo fide; Rudolf Schlechter Die Orchideen Band 1C lieferung 40 pg 2492 - 2564 Brieger 2000 photo fide; Orchids of Sumatra Comber 2001 photo ok; A to Z of South East Asian Orchid Species Vol 1 O'Byrne 2001 photo fide; Orchids of Sarawak Beeman & Wood 2001 photo fide; Orchids of Bhutan Pearce & Cribb 2002 drawing fide; Lindleyana Vol 17 No 1 2002; Australian Orchid Review Vol 68 No 3 2003 photo; Flora Malesiana Orchids of the Philippines Vol I Agoo, Shuiteman and de Vogel 2003; Flora Malesiana Orchids of New Guinea Vol III Shuiteman and de Vogel 2006; Native Orchids of Australia Jones 2006; The Orchids of India A Glimpse Misra 2007 drawing ok; Orchids of Vietnam, Illustrated survey, part 1 Averyanov 2008; A Field Guide to the Orchids of China Singchi, Zhongjian, Yibo, Xiaohua and Zhanhuo 2009 photo ok; Flora of China Vol 25 Zhengyi, Raven & Deyuan 2009; Flora of China Vol 25 Illustrations Zhengyi, Raven & Deyuan 2010 drawing fide; The Wild Orchids in Yunnan Xu Xiang Ye & Liu 2010 photos fide; Malesian Orchid Journal Vol 8 2011 photo fide; The Orchids of Mount Kinabalu Vol 2 Wood, Beaman, Lamb, Chu Lun and Beaman 2011 drawing fide/photo fide; Wild Orchids of Penninsular Malaysia Ong, O'Byrne, Yong & Saw 2011 photo fide; Turczaninowia 16(4):26-46 NEW AND RARE ORCHIDS (ORCHIDACEAE) IN THE FLORA OF CAMBODIA AND LAOS Averyanov 2013 ; Turczaninowia 19 (3): 5–58 L. V. Averyanov, Khang Sinh Nguyen etal 2016 ; Atlas of Native Orchids of China Vol 1 Jin Xiaohua, Li Jianwu and Ye Deping 2019 photo fide;

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