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Coelogyne viscosa

Coel. viscosa

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Coelogyneae
SubTribe: Coelogyninae
Genus: Coelogyne
Species: Coel. viscosa
Alliance:
Binomial name
Coelogyne viscosa
Rchb. f. 1856


Coelogyne viscosa is a species of Coelogyne.

Description[]

Plants bloom in the summer with up to four 4 cm wide flowers. Flowers are fragrant.

Distribution[]

Plant is found growing in the evergreen lowland and montane forest of northeastern India, Burma southern China, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand and peninsular Malaysia at elevations of 700 to 1000 meters.

Culture[]

Plants are usually grown in baskets. Plant grows from cool to intermediate temperatures in partial shade. Water regularly in the summer and gradually reduce in the winter. Pot in medium fir bark.


Naming[]

Common name: The Sticky Coelogyne

Synonyms[]

  1. Coelogyne graminifolia Rchb. f. 1874
  2. Pleione graminifolia (C.S.P.Parish & Rchb.f.) Kuntze 1891
  3. Pleione viscosa (Rchb.f.) Kuntze 1891
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