Geodorum attenuatum Griff. 1845 Photo courtesy of David Kuehn

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Common Name or Meaning The Pointed Geodorum

Flower Size 3/4" [2 cm]

This hot to warm growing terrestrial species is found in Myanamar, Northern Thailand Laos, Southern China and Vietnam in humid, semi-deciduous and deciduous dry lowland forests and savana-like woodlands in shady habitats on rocky substrates at elevations of sealevel to 1000 meters with pseudobulbs carrying broadly plicate, basally clasping leaves and blooms in the late winter and spring on an erect, basal, shorter than the leaves, several [10], rather densely flowered inflorescence arising on a newly developing leafy pseudobulb..

Synonyms Geodorum candidum (Roxb.) Lindl. 1855; Geodorum cochinchinense Gagnep. 1932; Geodorum laoticum Guillaumin 1965; Geodorum regnieri Gagnep. 1932; Limodorum candidum Roxb 1832

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; The Orchids of Burma Grant 1895/95 as G candidum; The Wild Orchids of China Tsi, Chen & Mori 1997