Ascocentrum garayi Christenson 1992 is an epiphytic growing orchids species, named by Eric A. Christenson in honour to the American botanist and taxonomist Leslie Garray. Ascocentrum garayi is often mistaken for Ascocentrum miniatum, which looks quite similar at the first view. One of the differences is, that Ascocentrum miniatum has a recurved lip, while the [read more...]

Ascocentrum ampullaceum (Lindl.) Schltr. 1913 is an epiphytic growing miniature orchid species, endemic to the Himalayas, India (Assam, Sikkim), Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. Primarily described by William Roxburgh as Aerides ampullacea in 1832, then changed by Sir John Lindley to Saccolabium ampullaceum, finally recategorised by Rudolf Schlechter as Ascocentrum [read more...]