Coelogyne lawrenceana Rolfe 1905 section Lawrenceanae D.A.Clayton 2002. Photo by © Pieter C. Brouwer and his Nature Photo Website

Another Flower Photo courtesy of Eric Hunt, plant grown by White Oak Orchids

Another Flower Aspect Photo courtesy of Patricia Harding

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Common Name Lawrence's Coelogyne [English Orchid Enthusiast 1800's]

Flower Size to 4" [10 cm]

This is a medium sized, cool to warm growing, epiphytic species that is found in the Himalayas and Vietnam in primary montane forests at moderate elevations with ovoid-oblong pseudobulbs carrying 2, lanceolate, broad, plicate, 8 nerved, acuminate, gradually narrowing below into the elongate, openly grooved petiolate base leaves that blooms in the fall through spring on a 10" [25 cm] long, arching, terminal scape arising on a mature pseudobulb with waxy, fragrant, long-lasting, solitary successive opening flowers [up to 6] held just above the leaves.

Synonyms Coelogyne fleuryi Gagnep. 1930

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; The Genus Coelogyne A Synopsis, D A Clayton 2002; Miniature Orchids Frownie 2007