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8. Coelogyne fimbriata Lindl.wfo-0000907802

Edwards’s Bot. Reg. 11: t. 868. 1825; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 836. 1890; Pfitzer & Kraenzl. in Engl. (ed.), Pflanzenr. IV 50 II B 7: 36, fig. 9C, 10A–B. 1907; Seidenf. & Smitinand, Orchids Thail.: 112. 1959; Seidenf., Dansk Bot. Ark. 29(4): 15, fig. 4. 1975; S. J. Das & S. Jain, Fasc. Fl. India 5: 10. 1980; Seidenf. & J.J.Wood, Orchids Penins. Malays. Singap.: 207, fig. 87d–e. 1992; Pelser et al., Blumea 45: 266 p.p. 2000; D.A.Clayton, Gen. Coelogyne: 51, fig. 7(2), t. 3A. 2002; N.Pearce & P.J.Cribb, Fl. Bhutan 3(3): 326. 2003; S.C.Chen & D.A.Clayton in Z. Wu et al. (eds), Fl. China 25: 318. 2009; Elis.George & J.-C.George, Coelogynes: 144., phot., watercolour. 2011.— Pleione fimbriata (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 680. 1891. [For additional synonyms, see D.A.Clayton op. cit. and Elis.George & J.-C.George, op. cit.]. Fig. 220.

Accepted Name : This is currently accepted.

Description : [Sect. Fuliginosae Lindl.]. Pseudobulbs ca 2–5 cm apart, ovoid to ellipsoid, 2–4 by 1–2 cm. Leaves 2; petiole 0.3–1 cm; lamina oblong-lanceolate, 5–12 by 1–3 cm, acute; nerves 5, midrib prominent. Inflorescence hysteranthous; peduncle ca 2.5 cm, largely covered by persistent imbricate sheaths; rachis zig-zag, ca 2.5 cm, internodes 1–1.4 cm. Floral bracts caducous. Flowers 1–3, open in succession, 2.5–3.5 cm in diameter, smell musky; sepals, petals, labellum and column whitish, yellowish or pale green, the labellum usually with bold brown markings, side lobes veined brown, keels darker brown. Dorsal sepal subparallel to the column, ovate-lanceolate, 16–23 by ca 4–7 mm, acute. Lateral sepals ovate-lanceolate, acute, 16–21 by 4–7 mm. Petals linear-lanceolate, acute, 16–20 by 0.7–1 mm. Labellum 3-lobed, 13–21 by 13–20 mm; side lobes semi-elliptic with triangular, fimbriate top and rounded tip; mid-lobe orbicular to rounded rectangular, 5–7 by 5–6 mm, fimbriate, top retuse, apex triangular; ornaments of 3 keels, median short, laterals ending halfway along the mid-lobe, undulate, sometimes 2 additional keels on mid-lobe. Column 10–15 mm; top winged, apex irregular.

Thailand : NORTHERN: Chiang Mai; NORTH-EASTERN: Loei (Phu Luang); EASTERN: Nakhon Ratchasima (Khao Yai).

Distribution : India, Myanmar, Nepal, Bhutan, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China (type), Peninsular Malaysia.

Ecology : Epiphyte, sometimes lithophyte, in upper hill forests to montane forests; 1,000–2,290 m alt. Flowering: usually June–December in cultivation.

Vernacular : Ueang kang khen (เอื้องกางเขน), ueang thian bai ri (เอื้องเทียนใบรี).