Acampe praemorsa var. longepedunculata (Trimen) Govaerts, Skvortsovia 4(3): 75 (2018). (Syn: Acampe intermedia Rchb.f.; Acampe longifolia (Lindl.) Lindl.; Acampe multiflora (Lindl.) Lindl.; Acampe penangiana Ridl.; Acampe praemorsa var. rigida (Buch.-Ham. ex Sm.) Barbhuiya, D.Verma & Vik.Kumar; Acampe rigida (Buch.-Ham. ex Sm.) P.F.Hunt; Acampe taiwaniana S.S.Ying; Acampe wightiana var. longipedunculata Trimen; Aerides rigida Buch.-Ham. ex Sm.; Gastrochilus longifolius (Lindl.) Kuntze; Saccolabium longifolium (Lindl.) Hook.f.; Vanda longifolia Lindl.; Vanda multiflora Lindl.; Vanda viminea Guillaumin); Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya as per POWO; The labellum of rigida is much smaller though flower is bigger. Stripe colours never matter except in ochracea where they are reddish. Rigida leaves are much broader and whole plant is much bigger than all other Acampe in the world.
Acampe rigida (Buch.-Ham. ex Sm.) P.F.Hunt, Kew Bull. 24: 98 (1970). Synonyms: Aerides rigida Buch.-Ham. ex Sm. in A.Rees, Cycl. 39(1): n.º 12 (1818). Vanda multiflora Lindl., Coll. Bot.: t. 38 (1826). Vanda longifolia Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 215 (1833). Acampe longifolia (Lindl.) Lindl., Fol. Orchid. 4: 1 (1853). Acampe multiflora (Lindl.) Lindl., Fol. Orchid. 4: 1 (1853). Acampe intermedia Rchb.f., Allg. Gartenzeitung 24: 217 (1856). Acampe wightiana var. longipedunculata Trimen, Syst. Cat. Fl. Pl. Ceylon: 90 (1885). Saccolabium longifolium (Lindl.) Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 62 (1890). Gastrochilus longifolius (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 661 (1891). Gastrochilus longifolius (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 661 (1891). Acampe penangiana Ridl., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 32: 358 (1896). Vanda viminea Guillaumin, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 77: 336 (1930). Acampe taiwaniana S.S.Ying, Chin. Fl. 9: 30 (1974). Distribution: Trop. & Subtrop. Asia This orchid is pollinated by rain drops, OMBROPHILY !! OMBROPHILY !!... its new word for me Thanks ... Don't know why I could not came through this word beside I have been teaching embryology for two years This was published this year only by few of my friends.
Location: Lakeside, Pokhara, Nepal Date : 13 August 2017Altitude : 2600 ft. Sorry for the low quality of images due to long distance! This is Acampe rigida. Thanks a lot for sharing.
KG :: 03 September 2012 - 0014:: Acampe rigida (Buch.-Ham. ex J.E. Smith) P.F. Hunt from Assam, India.: 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)Acampe rigida (Buch.-Ham. ex J.E. Smith) P.F. Hunt is now flowering in Assam, India. Habitat: Epiphyte on tree trunks or large branches in riverine and secondary forest. Distribution: Southern and east Africa, Sri Lanka, India, Burma, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia. Photograph taken from Jeypur RF. No this cant be confirmed for sure. I NEED TO SEE THE WHOLE PLANT. This may not be rigida. I agree to this as Acampe rigida! Acampe rigida (Buch.-Ham. ex Sm.) P.F.Hunt : 4 very high resolution images. Location: Kathmandu Valley Date: October 2020 Elevation: 1350m. Habitat : Wild Yes Acampe praemorsa var. longepedunculata. NIce to see babies too. References: |
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