Phalaenopsis hygrochila J.M.H.Shaw 2015 SUBGENUS Hygrochilus
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Common Name The Moist Lip Phalaenopsis - In Thailand - Ueang pakpet - Ueang nang rung - Kulab nang rawng - Lin Krabue
Flower Size 2 1/2" [6 cm]
Found in Assam India, eastern Himalayas, Myanmar, Thailand, southern China and Vietnam in evergreen and semi-deciduous forests on limestone cliffs or in primary montane forests at altitudes of 100 to 1500 meters as a large sized, hot to cool growing, epiphytic orchid that has a short, stout stem carrying elliptic-oblong, unequally, obtusely bilobed or deeply emarginate apically leaves and blooms in the late winter and spring on an axillary, 18" [45 cm] long, 5 to several flowered inflorescence that is longer than the leaves, with ovate-elliptic, acute or subacute, cucullate bracts and carrying fragrant, heavy textured, long lasting flowers.
Synonyms Hygrochilus parishii (Rchb. f.) Pfitzer 1897; Phalaenopsis marriottiana var. parishii (Rchb.f.) Kocyan & Schuit. 2012; Stauropsis parishii (Rchb. f.) Rolfe; *Vanda parishii Rchb. f. 1868; Vandopsis parishii (Rchb. f.) Schltr. 1912
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Xenia Orchidaceae vol 2 Rchb.f 1867 as Vanda parishii; The Orchids of Burma Grant 1895/95 as Vanda parishii; Die Orchideen Schlechter 1915; Die Orchideen Schlechter 1915; as V parishii var warocqueana; Atlas des Orchidees Cultivees Constantin 1920 as Vanda parishii drawing fide; The Orchids of Thailand Seidenfaden & Smitinand 1963 as Vandopsis gigantea photo fide; The Orchids of Thailand Seidenfaden & Smitinand 1965 corrections as Vandopsis parishii drawing fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 33 NO 2 1964 photo as Vanda parishii; Encyclopedia of Cultivated Orchids Hawkes 1965; AOS Bulletin Vol 37 # 6 1968 as Vanda parishii; Beautiful Thai Orchid Species Kamemoto & Sagarik 1975 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 47 #6 1978 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 48 #2 1979 as V parishii var mariottianaphoto fide; Indian Orchids, Guide to Identification and Culture vol 2 Pradhan 1979 as Hygrochilus parishii; Opera Botanica # 95 Seidenfaden 1988 as Hygrochilus parishii drawing/photo fide; Rudolf Schlechter Die Orchideen Band 1B lieferung 22 1329 - 1392 Brieger 1989 as Hygrochilus parishii drawing/photo fide; Orchids Travel By Air A Pictoral Safari Mulder, Mulder-Roelfsema and Schuiteman 1990 as Hygrochilus parishii photo fide; The Manual Of Cultivated Orchid Species Bechtel, Cribb & Launert 1992 as Hygrochilus parishii photo fide; Identification of the Orchids [Orchidaceae Juss.] Vietnam Averyanov 1994 as Hygrochilus parishii; The Wild Orchids of China Tsi, Chen & Mori 1997 as Hygrochilus parishii; Native Orchids of China in Colour Singchi, Zhanhuo and Yibo 1999 photo fide as Hygrochilus parishii; Lindleyana Vol 15 No 4 2000 as Hygrochilus parishii; A field Guide to the Wild Orchids of Thailand Vaddhanaphuti 2001 as Hygrochilus parishii photo fide; A field Guide to the Wild Orchids of Thailand Vaddhanaphuti 2005 as Hygrochilus aprishii photo fide; Orchids of India A Glimpse Misra 2007 drawing fide as Hygrochilus parishii; A Field Guide to the Orchids of China Singchi, Zhongjian, Yibo, Xiaohua and Zhanhuo 2009 as Hygrochilus parishii photo fide; Flora of China Vol 25 Zhengyi, Raven & Deyuan 2009 as Hygrochilus parishii; Flora of China Vol 25 Illustrations Zhengyi, Raven & Deyuan 2010 as Hygrochilus parishii drawing ok; The Wild Orchids in Yunnan Xu Xiang Ye & Liu 2010 photos fide; A to Z of South East Asian Orchid Species Vol 2 O'Byrne 2011 photo fide; Turczaninowia 19 (3): 5–58 L. V. Averyanov, Khang Sinh Nguyen etal 2016 as Hygrochilus parishii
Vandopsis parishii (Rchb. f.) Schltr. 1912 var marriottiana Pradhan
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Common Name Marriott's Vandopsis - In Thailand Lin Krabue
A dot-less variety from Thailand that is a small sized epiphyte with closely set stems carrying ligulate-obtuse, distichous, fleshy, slightly and unequally emarginate apically leaves that blooms on an axillary, erect, racemose, 6 flowered inflorescence with bronzy-brown, richly suffused with magenta flowers that also have a lip with white basal auricles and no scent
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; The Orchids of Burma Grant 1895/95 as Vanda parishii; Die Orchideen Schlechter 1915; Atlas des Orchidees Cultivees Constantin 1920 as Vanda parishii var marriotianadrawing fide; The Orchids of Thailand Seidenfaden & Smitinand 1959; Encyclopedia of Cultivated Orchids Hawkes 1965; Beautiful Thai Orchid Species Kamemoto & Sagarik 1975 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 48 No 2 1979 photo fide; Thai Orchid Species Rakpaibulsombat 1992 photo fide; A field Guide to the Wild Orchids of Thailand Vaddhanaphuti 2001 as Hygrochilus parishii var mariotiana photo fide; A field Guide to the Wild Orchids of Thailand Vaddhanaphuti 2005 as Hygrochilus parishii var mariotiana photo fide; Wild Orchids in Myanamar Vol 2 Tanaka 2004 as Hygrochilus parishii;
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