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7. Coelogyne cumingii Lindl.wfo-0000907480

Edwards’s Bot. Reg. 26 (Misc.): 187. 1840; Hook., Curtis’s Bot. Mag. 78: t. 4645. 1852; Fl. Brit. India 5: 834. 1890; Pfitzer & Kraenzl. in Engl. (ed.), Pflanzenr. IV 50 II B 7: 62, fig. 21C. 1907; Seidenf. & Smitinand, Orchids Thail.: 118, fig. 88. 1959; Seidenf., Dansk Bot. Ark. 29(4): 58, fig. 22. 1975; Seidenf. & J.J.Wood, Orchids Penins. Malays. Singap.: 209, fig. 89a–c. 1992; Comber, Orchids Sumatra 351, phot. 2001; D.A.Clayton, Gen. Coelogyne: 174, fig. 22(2), t. 20E. 2002; Elis.George & J.-C.George, Coelogynes: 74, phot., watercolour. 2011.— Pleione cumingii (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 680. 1891. Fig. 219.

Accepted Name : This is currently accepted.

Synonyms & Citations :

Description : [Sect. Coelogyne]. Pseudobulbs 1–3 cm apart, ovoid, 2–7.5 by 1.5–4 cm, shiny, collar usually yellow. Leaves 2; petiole 1.5–6 cm; lamina lanceolate, 9–19 by 2–4 cm, acute; nerves 5. Inflorescence synanthous; peduncle 6–10 cm, the larger part enveloped by imbricate scale leaves; rachis 1.5–15 cm, internodes 1.3–2.2 cm. Floral bracts caducous. Flowers 2–5, open almost simultaneously, 6–7 cm in diameter, fragrant, glabrous; sepals and petals white; labellum and column white with yellow to orange markings. Dorsal sepal patent, elliptic-lanceolate, 33–40 by 8–15 mm. Lateral sepals oblong, acute, 33–40 by 10–11 mm. Petals linear, acute, 32–38 by 8–9 mm. Labellum 3-lobed, 28–35 by 20–25 mm; side lobes semi-elliptic with rounded top, sinus ca 3 mm; mid-lobe ovate, 15–17 by 12–17 mm, margins undulate, top broadly rounded, apex acute; ornaments of 3 keels on hypochile, continuing to 1/4 to halfway along mid-lobe, undulate, mostly with 2 short additional keels on mid-lobe. Column 18–21 mm; top winged, apex irregular.

Thailand : NORTHERN: Chiang Mai (Chiang Dao), Phitsanulok (Thung Salaeng Luang); EASTERN: Chaiyaphum (Pa Hin Ngam), Nakhon Ratchasima (Khao Yai); SOUTH EASTERN: Trat (Khao Kuap); PENINSULAR: Ranong (Khao Phra Mi), Surat Thani, Phatthalung (Tamote), Songkhla (Ton Nga Chang), Yala, Narathiwat.

Distribution : Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak and Sabah), Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo.

Ecology : Hill forests to lower montane forests or forestsed limestone cliffs; 500–1,220 m alt. Flowering: April–September.

Vernacular : Ueang thian bai ri (เอื้องเทียนใบรี), ueang man (เอื้องมัน).