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Chiloschista usneoides is an species in the genusChiloschista.
Description
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Plant blooms in the summer with several 1.3 cm wide flowers.
DistributionEdit
Plants are found growing in Himalayas, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, and Thailand at elevations of 1600 to 1700 meters.
CultureEdit
Plants are best grown hanged in baskets and on mounted and require moderate shade and warm temperatures. Plants should be grown in media that is well drained such as tree fern fibers (for small plants), several pieces of coarse fir bark, or sphagnum moss. Plants require high humidity. Plants should be dried out between waterings. During growing season in the summer increase watering frequency and reduce watering during the winter during rest periods. If the plants are mounted the roots must be watered regularly.
NamingEdit
Common Names: Lichen-Like Chiloschista
SynonymsEdit
- Epidendrum usneoides D.Don 1825
- *Sarcochilus usneoides Rchb. f. 1863
- Thrixspermum usneoides (Rchb. f.) Rchb. f. 1868
Flower Size .2 to 1/2" [.5 to 1.3 cm]
Found in the western Himalayas, eastern Himalayas, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, and Thailand at elevations of 1600 to 1700 meters as an almost leafless, hot to warm growing, miniature epiphyte or lithophyte with many long, twisted, tufted roots and blooms in the summer on an erect, pubescent,flexuous, 2.2" to 4.4" [5.5 to 11 cm] long, racemose inflorescence with a few fragrant flowers.
Synonyms *Epidendrum usneoides D.Don 1825; Sarcochilus usneoides Rchb. f. 1863; Thrixspermum usneoides (Rchb. f.) Rchb. f. 1868
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Xenia Orchidaceae vol 2 Rchb.f 1865 as Thrixspermum usenoides; The Orchids of North-Western Himalaya Vol IX Part II Duthie 1906 as Sarcochilus usenoides AOS Bulletin Vol 55 NO 3 1986 drawing; Die Orchideen lieferung 21 Schlechter/Brieger 1989 drawing fide; Beautiful Orchids of Nepal Rajbhandari & Bhattarai 2001; Orchids of Bhutan Pearce & Cribb 2002; AOS Bulletin Vol 72 No 3 2003 photo; A field Guide to the Wild Orchids of Thailand Vaddhanaphuti 2005 photo good; Orchids of India A Glimpse Misra 2007
CITIES category : Appendix II
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