Geodorum siamense Rolfe ex Downie 1925 Photo courtesy of David Kuehn

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Common Name or Meaning The Thai Geodorum

Flower Size 3/4" [2 cm]

This hot to warm growing terrestrial species is found in Northern Thailand and Vietnam in humid, mossy, mixed, and coniferous forests in shady, humid habitats on rocky substrates, as well as in semi-deciduous and deciduous dry lowland forests and savana-like woodlands at elevations of sealevel to 700 meters that blooms in the late winter and spring.

Synonyms Geodorum parviflorum Gagnep. 1932

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; The Orchids of Thailand Seidenfaden & Smitinand 1959 drawing