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Renanthera coccinea

Botanic Family

Orchidaceae

Author

Loureiro

Common Names

• Huo yan lan (Pinyin)
• Ko keng nang (Laos)
• Kho moe (Vietnam)
• Quach lon dieo (Vietnam)

Geographical Habitats

• Cambodia
• SW Guangxi
• Hainan
• Taiwan
• SE Yunnan - China
• Java - Indonesia
• Laos
• Myanmar
• Philippines
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• forest margins
• montane areas

Flowering Times

• Apr-Jun (China)

Fruiting Times

Climbing epiphytic or lithophytic orchid with leaves 175mm x 35mm, inflorescence with bracts to 3mm. red & yellow flowers to 60mm with white markings, or flame-red with orange spots, red spotted orange superior sepals to 40mm x 5mm, lateral sepals scarlet 45mm x 15mm, petals similar to lateral sepals, labellum lobes 5mm x 4mm yellow outside & pale yellow with red stripes on inside

Further References

• Bailey 1976
• FOC
• The Plant List 2
• F Indochine
• Kew