Pholidota articulata Lindl.
Description: This is a fragrant, medium sized, epiphytic species found in Assam, eastern Himalayas, Nepal, western Himalayas, India, Tibet, China, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Borneo, Java, Sulawesi and Sumatra in semideciduous and evergreen montane forests and highland primary cloud forests at altitudes of 300 to 2000 meters as a medium sized, cool to hot growing epiphyte or lithophyte and has the oddity of having the new pseudobulb arise from the apex of last years mature pseudobulb and has ovate to linear-lanceolate leaves with prominent veins, fractiflex inflorescence with broad, brownish floral bracts that drop as the many scented flowers smelling of musk open occuring in the spring and summer.
Photorights: Cedric Jancloes
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