Epigeneium amplum

Epigeneium amplum (Lindl. ex Wall.) Summerh., Kew Bull. 12(2): 260 (1957).

Epigeneium amplum (Lindl. ex Wall.) Summerh., Photo by Nghiem Xuan Son

 its native range is Central Himalaya to China (Yunnan, S. Guangxi).

Synonyms: 

Bulbophyllum amplum Rchb.f 1864; Dendrobium amplum Lindley ex Wall. 1830; Epigeneium annamense (Guillaumin) Seidenf. 1980; Epigeneium coelogyne (Rchb. f.) Summerh. 1957.

Vietnamese name: 

Thượng duyên rộng, Lan môi dầy.

Description: 

Small orchid, 3-4 cm high tubers, 2 leaves at the top. Flowers 7-8 cm long, very fragrant and long-lasting, bloom in Autumn-Winter.

Distribution:

In Vietnam: Lai Chau, Son La, Lao Cai, Lam Dong.