Ascocentrum ampullaceum [Lindley]Schlechter 1913 Photo courtesy of Jay Pfahl
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Common Name Vein-like Ascocentrum [Lip Spur] - In Thailand Khao kae - Khem daeng
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; The Orchids of Thailand Seidenfaden & Smitinand 1959 drawing fide; Encyclopedia of Cultivated Orchids Hawkes 1967; AOS Bulletin Vol 53 No 6 1984 photo; AOS Bulletin Vol 55 No 2 1986 photo; Manual of Cultivated Orchids Bechtel, Cribb and Laurent 1992; Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids Pridgeon 1992; Miniature Orchids McQueen 1992; AOS Bulletin No 63 No 9 1994 photo; Manual of Orchids Stewart 1995; Wild Orchids of China Tsi, Chen Mori 1997; 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; AOS Bulletin Vol 72 No 1 2003 photo; AOS Bulletin Vol 74 No 1 2005 photo; Flora's Orchid Nash & La Croix 2005; AOS Bulletin Vol 75 No 2 2006 photo; AOS Bulletin Vol 75 No 5 2006 photo; Miniature Orchids Frownie 2007