Gastrochilus Orchids

Christensonia vietnamica Haager 1993
Christensonia vietnamica Haager 1993 is a newly discovered orchid species. The Orchidaceae genus Christensonia,... »
Eria mucronata Lindl. 1842, Eria rigida
The Eria mucronata Lindl.1842 orchid species is mostly known as Eria rigida Blume 1856, which is just accepted as a... »
Hoya praetorii Miq. 1856
The spectacular Hoya praetorii Miq. 1856 has been namend by the Dutch botanist Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel... »
Jade Vine Strongylodon macrobotrys
The Jade Vine (Strongylodon macrobotrys) is a tropical vine, native to the rainforests of the Philippines. Through... »
Cattleya Chocolate Drop Kodama
Cattleya Chocolate Drop Kodama is a primary orchid hybrid, a crossing between Cattleya guttata and Cattleya... »
Bulbophyllum careyanum Spreng. 1826
It was the famous English botanist William Jackson Hooker, who named the Bulbophyllum careyanum (Hook.) Spreng. 1826... »
Stichorkis latifolia Pfitzer 1897 Liparis latifolia
Primarily the Stichorkis latifolia (Lindl.) Pfitzer 1897 has been classified by the German-Dutch botanist Karl... »
Olof Peter Swartz Swedish Botanist
Olof Peter Swartz (1760-1818) was a Swedish botanist and taxonomist. He studied at the University of Uppsala... »
Cymbidium chloranthum Lindl. 1843
Cymbidium chloranthum Lindl. 1843 is an epiphytic growing orchid species native to Malaysia and... »
Clitoria ternatea Butterfly Pea flower
Clitoria ternatea, commonly called Butterfly pea is a tropical vine from the family of Fabaceae. The beautiful,... »
Miniature Orchid Ornithochilus difformis Schltr. 1919
Ornithochilus difformis (Wall. ex Lindl.) Schltr. 1919 is an epiphytic growing miniature orchid species, endemic to... »
Dendrobium cymboglossum
Dendrobium cymboglossum J.J. Wood & A.L. Lamb 1994 is an epiphytic growing orchid species from Borneo. Flowers... »
Bulbophyllum lobbii Lindl. 1847 Bulbophyllum polystictum
Bulbophyllum lobbii Lindl. 1847 is an epiphytic growing orchid species, native to Malaysia, Indonesia, the... »
Eria javanica (Sw.) Blume 1836
Eria javanica (Sw.) Blume 1836 is an epiphytic, sometimes lithophytic, growing orchid species with highly... »
Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi f. sanguinea Christenson 2001
There is still a bit of confusion about the Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi f. sanguinea Christenson 2001 and other... »
Hoya obscura Wax Flower
The wax flower Hoya obscura Elmer ex C. M. Burton 1986 has been found by A. D. E. Elmer in the year 1916 on the... »
Habenaria medusa Kraenzl. 1893
Habenaria medusa Kraenzl. 1893 is a terrestrial growing orchid species native to Laos, Vietnam, Malysia and... »
Bulbophyllum auratum Ridl. 1861 Cirrhopetalum auratum
Bulbophyllum auratum (Lindl.) Ridl. 1861 was primaryly described by Sir John Lindley as Cirrhopetalum auratum Lindl.... »
Dendrobium setifolium Ridl.1896
Dendrobium setifolium Ridl.1896 is an epiphytic growing orchid species, endemic to Thailand, Malaysia and... »
Rhynchorides Bangkok Sunset Orchid Hybrid
Rhynchorides Bangkok Sunset is an orchid hybrid, a crossing between Rhynchorides Thai Noi (Rhyncholaelia coelestis X... »

Gastrochilus is a genus of the Orchidaceae (orchids) family. The genus has been established in the year 1825 by the british botanist David Don. The Gastrochilus genus contains about 54 species. The abbreviation in horticultural trade is: Gchls.

Gastrochilus minor Seidenf. 1988

Aug 102010

The epiphytic growing miniature orchid species Gastrochilus minor Seidenf. 1988
has been described by the Danish botanist Dr. Gunnar Seidenfaden
in Opera Botanica 95: 296 (1988)…