Thrixspermum annamense (Guillaumin) Garay 1972 Photo by © Ong Poh Teck and the Biological Diversity Clearing House Website.

Plant and Inflorescence Photo by © Peter O'Byrne and the Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Rernz Herbaria Website.

Common Name The Annam Thrixspermum - In China Hai Tai Bai Dian Lan

Flower Size .24" [6mm]

Found in the Chinese Himalayas, Thailand, Vietnam and Taiwan in forests on tree trunks at elevations around 1200 meters as a miniature to small sized, warm growing epiphyte with a short stem carrying 4 to 5, nearly basal, sometimes purple tinged, narrowly oblong, leathery, acute and slightly bilobed apically leaves that blooms in the fall on a 2.4 to 3.6" [6 to 9 cm] long, slender, becoming thicker distally, densely many flowered inflorescence with 2 to 3 sheaths and persistent, ovate floral bracts and carrying fragrant, successively opening, short-lived flowers

Synonyms *Ascochilus annamensis Guillaumin 1961; Thrixspermum austrosinense Tang & F.T.Wang 1974; Thrixspermum devolium T.P.Lin & C.C.Hsu 1977

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; A to Z of South East Asian Orchid Species Vol 1 O'Byrne 2001 photo fide; Flora of China Vol 25 Zhengyi, Raven & Deyuan 2009; The Atlas of Wild Orchids in Hainan Island, China Shenyan and Junmei 2010 photo hmm; Wild Orchids of Penninsular Malaysia Ong, O'Byrne, Yong & Saw 2011 photo fide

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