Panisea uniflora Lindl. 1854
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Another aspect and Psuedobulbs Photo courtesy of Patricia Harding
Common Name The Single Flowered Panisea
Flower Size 1" [2.5 cm]
Found in Nepal, India, Myanamar, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam as a miniature to small sized, warm growing, epiphyte or lithophyte in humid forest and tropical valleys at elevations of 250 to 2300 meters with narrowly ovoid or ovoid pseudobulbs carrying 2 apical, linear, plicate, acute, grooved petiolate base leaves that blooms in the spring on a basal, erect, 1 to 1 3/8" [3 to 4 cm] long, 1 or rarely 2 flowered inflorescence with ovoate or obovate, acuminate floral bracts all arising on a mature psuedobulb. Warm temperatures, 50% shade, even moisture while growing, less when not and conditions and culture similar to Pleione will ensure a healthy plant.
Synonyms Chelonistele biflora (C.S.P.Parish ex Rchb.f.) Pfitzer 1907; Coelogyne biflora Parish ex Rchb. f. 1865; Coelogyne falcata Hkr. ?; Coelogyne thuniana Rchb. f. 1855; Coelogyne uniflora Lindl. 1828; Pleione thuniana (Rchb.f.) Kuntze 1891; Pleione uniflora (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; The Orchids of Burma Grant 1895/95 as Coelogyne uniflora; The Wild Orchids of China Tsi, Chen & Mori 1997; Beautiful Orchids of Nepal Rajbhandari & Bhattarai 2001; Orchids of Bhutan Pearce & Cribb 2002
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