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Coelogyne brachyptera

Coelogyne brachyptera

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Coelogyneae
SubTribe: Coelogyninae
Genus: Coelogyne
Species: Coel. brachyptera
Alliance:
Binomial name
Coelogyne brachyptera
Rchb. f. 1881


Coelogyne brachyptera is a species of Coelogyne.

Description[]

Plants bloom in the spring with five to seven 5 cm wide flowers. Flowers are fragrant.

Distribution[]

Plant is found growing in the primary forest of Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam at elevations of 1000 to 1500 meters

Culture[]

Plants are usually grown in baskets. Plant grows in warm to cool temperatures with partial shade. Water regularly through the year. Pot in a well drain medium. Pot in a plastic or clay pot with a mix of fine fir bark, tree fern fibers, and perlite or pot in New Zealand sphagnum moss.

Naming[]

Common name: The Short-Winged Coelogyne

Synonyms[]

  1. Pleione brachyptera (Rchb.f.) Kuntze 1891
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