Coelogyne cumingii Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 26(Misc.): 178 (1840)
Named after Hugh Cuming [1791-1865], a general collector of plants and animals.Synonyms
Coelogyne casta Ridl.
Coelogyne longibracteata Hook.f.
Pleione cumingii (Lindl.) Kuntze
Pleione longibracteata (Hook.f.) Kuntze
Description
Small sized, warm to cool growing epiphyte and sometime lithophyte with a creeping rhizome giving rise every 3 to 5 cm to ovate weakly angled
acuminate pseudobulbs carrying 2 lanceolate, acuminate, glossy, plicate, 5 nerved, gradually narrowing below into the elongate, grooved
petiolate base leaves that blooms in the spring and summer on a terminal, erect to arcuate, 15 cm long, slender, 3 to 5 flowered, racemose
inflorescence with fragrant, long-lasting flowers arising out of the center of a newly emerging pseudobulb.
Ecology
Growing in forests up to 2200 m elevation.
Uses
Ornamental.
Distribution
Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo.
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