Sirindhornia pulchella H.A.Pedersen & Indham. 2002 publ. 2003

Photo by © Apiwat and hisThe Thai Native Orchids Website

Plant and flowers insitu Thailand

Photo by © The Sirindhorn Institute for Continuing Education and Development Website

Common Name The Beautiful Sirindhornia - In Thailand Ueang si chiang dao

Flower Size .4” [1 cm]

Found in northern Thailand in exposed limestone cliffs and crevasses in upper montane scrub at televations of 1800 to 2200 meters as a miniature to small sized, cold growing lithophyte with a singel, elliptic to obovate to broadly lanceolate leaf that blooms in the spring on an erect, 4 to 10.2" [10 to 25.5 cm] long, 2 to 17 flowered inflorescence with lanceolate-triangular, acute, 3 to 6 veined floral bracts.

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References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Flora Of Thailand Orchidaceae Vol 12 Part 1 Pedersen, Kurzweil, Suddee & Cribb 2011 drawing/photo fide; LANKESTERIANA 18(1) 2018 photo fide;

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