Coelogyne barbata Lindl. ex Griff. 1848 SECTION Elatae Pfitzer Photo by © Pieter C. Brouwer and his Nature Photo Website

Side View of Flower Photos courtesy of Eric Hunt and his Orchid Photos Website

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Common Name The Bearded Coelogyne [refers to the hairy callus of the lip] - In China Ran Mao Bei Mu Lan

Flower Size 2" to 3.2" [5 to 8 cm]

Found in the foothills of the Himalayas in northeastern India, Bhutan, Nepal, upper Myanamar and China in lower montane forests at elevations of 1000 to 1800 meters as a small to medium sized, hot to cool growing epiphyte or lithophyte with clustered, ovoid to pear shaped, angular, longitudunally grooved, pale green pseudobulbs enveloped completely by imbricate, persistent, papery sheaths and carrying 2, oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, coriaceous, plicate, 9-nerved, undulate leaves and blooms on a long-developing, erect to arcuate, fractiflex rachis, to 18" [to 45 cm] long, to 14 flowered inflorescence arising on a mature pseudobulb and carrying fragrant, long-lasting flowers occuring from the fall and winter.

Synonyms Pleione barbata (Lindl. ex Griff.) Kuntze 1891

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchids of Burma Grant 1895/1995; AOS Bulletin Vol 32 No 5 1963; AOS Bulletin Vol 53 No 1 1984 photo; The Genus Coelogyne A Synopsis, D A Clayton 2002 photo fide; Orchids of Bhutan Pearce & Cribb 2002; Orchids of India A Glimpse Misra 2007; Native Orchids From Gaoligongshan Maountains, China Xiaohua, Xiaodong and Xiaochun 2009 photo fide; A Field Guide to the Orchids of China Singchi, Zhongjian, Yibo, Xiaohua and Zhanhuo 2009 photo fide; Flora of China Vol 25 Zhengyi, Raven & Deyuan 2009; Flora of China Vol 25 Illustrations Zhengyi, Raven & Deyuan 2010 drawing fide;

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