Gastrodia siamensis Rolfe ex Downie 1925

Plant and Flowers In situ Thailand

In situ Shots in ThailandPhoto courtesy of David Kuehn

Common Name The Thai Gastrodia

Flower Size about 1/4" [6 mm]

Found in Thailand and Sumatra at elevations of 850 to 1400 meters as a miniature to medium sized, hot to warm growing, saprophytic terrestrial with a terminal, 4.8 to 15.6" [12 to 38 cm] long, erect, loosely arranged, few flowered inflorecence with triangular, concave and rounded apically floral bracts with clear oval protrubances on the dorsal side and arising in the fall.

Synonyms Gastrodia hayatae Tuyama 1941

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; The Orchids of Thailand Seidenfaden & Smitinand 1959 as G hayatae; The Orchids of Thailand Seidenfaden & Smitinand 1959 drawing; Orchids of Sumatra Comber 2001;