Ascocentrum ampullaceum [Lindley]Schlechter 1913 Photo courtesy of Jay Pfahl
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Common Name Vein-like Ascocentrum [Lip Spur]
Flower Size 1/2" to 1 1/4" [1.5 to 2.5 cm]
A great, miniature vandaceous plant, with short, simple, several leafed stems carrying suberect, distichous, ligulate, acutely bifid or truncate and apically toothed leaves that are keeled on the underside and grooved on the top that is a spring through summer bloomer on an axillary, 3 to 8" [8 to 20 cm] long, shorter than the leaves, compact inflorescence that have many small flowers, found in central China, western Himalayas, Assam India, Bangladesh, eastern Himalayas, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, Andaman Islands, Myanamar, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam at elevations of 300 to 900 meters in subtropicalforests near rivers often on deciduous trees. Warm to cool temperatures and high humidity as well as bright light are required. It likes wood slat basket culture and needs a slight drying out and cooling in the winter.
Synonyms *Aerides ampullaceum Lindley 1832; Gastrochilus ampullaceus O.Ktze. 1891; Oeceoclades ampullacea (Roxb.) Lindl. ex Voigt 1845; *Saccolabium ampullaceum Lindley 1828
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; The Orchids of Burma Grant 1895/95 as Saccolabium ampulleaceum; The Orchidaceae of German New Guinea Schlechter 1912/1982; Enclopedia of Cultivated Orchids Hawkes 1987; Manual of Cultivated Orchids Bechtel, Cribb and Laurent 1992; Illustrated Encyclopedia or Orchids Pridgeon 1992; Minaiature Orchids McQueen 1992; Manual of Orchids Stewart 1995; A Field Guide to the Wild Orchids of Thailand Vaddhanaphuti 2001; Beautiful Orchids of Nepal Rajbhandari & Bhattarai 2001; A to z of SE Asian Orchid Species O'Byrne 2001; Botanica's Orchids Laurel Glen 2002; Orchids of Bhutan Pearce & Cribb 2002; Flora's Orchid Nash & La Croix 2005;