Coelogyne punctulata Lindl. 1821 SECTION Ocellatae Pfitzer & Kraenzlin. Photo bythe Orchidorama Website .

Common Name The Spotted Coelogyne - In China Xia Ban Bei Mu Lan

Flower Size 1" [2.5 cm]

This species is found From Nepal, Bhutan, northeastern India, Burma and Yunnan China in upper montane forests on trees and rocks at elevations around 2200 meters as a small to medium sized, cool growing epiphyte or lithophyte with clustered, 1 3/5" to 2 3/4" [4 to 7 cm] long, ovoid-conical, lightly sulcate pseudobulb that carries 2 apical, oblong, acute, petiolate, plicate, fleshy leaves that blooms in the spring on a terminal, erect 6" [15 cm] long inflorescence arising on a mature pseudobulb carrying lanceolate, acute, reddish brown, deciduous flroal bracts and has up to 10, fragrant [musk] flowers.

Synonyms Coelogyne brevifolia Lindl. 1854; Coelogyne goweri Rchb.f. 1869; Coelogyne nitida [Roxb.] Hook.f. 1890; Coelogyne ocellata Lindl. 1833; Coelogyne ocellata Lindl. var. maxima Rchb.f. 1879; Coelogyne ocellata Lindl. var. boddaertiana Rchb.f. 1882; Coelogyne punctulata f. brevifolia (Lindl.) S.Das & S.K.Jain 1980; Coelogyne punctulata var. hysterantha T.Tang & F.T.Wang 1951; Cymbidium nitidum Roxb. 1832, nom. illeg.; Pleione brevifolia (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891 ; Pleione goweri (Rchb.f.) Kuntze 1891;

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; 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;

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------