Ludisia discolor
Jewel Orchid
Also known as: Anoectochilus dawsonianus H.Low ex Rchb.f. +17 more
- Anoectochilus dawsonianus H.Low ex Rchb.f.
- Anoectochilus ordeanus S.Jenn.
- Anoectochilus ordianus K.Koch
- Anoectochilus rubrovenia E.J.Lowe & W.Howard
- Dicrophyla elegans Raf.
- Gonogona discolor (Ker Gawl.) Link
- Goodyera dawsoniana (H.Low ex Rchb.f.) W.Bull
- Goodyera discolor Ker Gawl.
- Goodyera ordeana (S.Jenn.) Boxall ex Náves
- Goodyera ordiana B.S.Williams
- Goodyera ordiana K.Koch
- Goodyera rodigasciana L.Linden
- Goodyera rubrovenia B.S.Williams
- Haemaria dawsoniana (H.Low ex Rchb.f.) Hasselbr.
- Haemaria discolor (Ker Gawl.) Lindl.
- Haemaria discolor subsp. concolor
- Haemaria discolor subsp. condorensis
- Haemaria discolor subsp. dawsoniana
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Orchidaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a rhizomatous geophyte.
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Found natively in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, Ludisia discolor (commonly known as Jewel Orchid) is a rhizomatous orchid belonging to the Orchidaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Indo-China, Malesia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam