Staurochilus dawsonianus (Rchb.f.) Schltr. 1914 is an epiphytic growing orchid species, native to China (Yunnan), Myanmar (formerly Burma), Thailand and Laos.

Primarily the Asian orchid species has been named 1868 by Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach in honour to the English Botanist Dawson Turner (1775 - 1858) as Cleisostoma dawsonianum, in 1914 Rudolf Schlechter renamed the orchid species as Staurochilus dawsonianus. In Thailand this orchid is called Ueang tuk kae (Tokeh) or Ueang Suea Phaeo. The flowers reach a size of 2,5 - 3,5 cm. Flowering period: January - May. Staurochilus dawsonianus orchids are protected by CITES Appendix II (trade controlled to avoid use incompatible with species survival).

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Image: Staurochilus dawsonianus (Rchb.f.) Schltr. 1914
Photographer: Kitisak “Nat” Jaidee
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