Serial no: 96
Status: Basic
Last update: 2024-10-26
ເອື້ອງເຂົາຄວາຍ
Sky-Blue Tail Orchid
Rhynchostylis coelestis (Rchb.f.) A.H.Kent
Plants
Herbaceous plants
Flowers
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Local name:
Thai: Ueang khao kae ( Thai: Ueang khao kae)
Synonyms
:
Saccolabium coeleste Rchb.f.
Vanda pseudocaerulescens Guillaumin
Vanda pseudocaerulescens Guillaumin
Family:
Orchidaceae
Close relatives:
Description:
Ecology
Global distribution:
N/A
Distribution in Laos
:
Landscape units
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Endemism in Laos:
N/A
Invasiveness
:
N/A
IUCN status
:
N/A
Lao official status
:
N/A
Use
Use types:
Ornamental
Comments on use types:
This species is becoming rare as whole plants are collected from the wild. Harvesting is limited to 4-10 plants/day per person per day and plants sell for up to 120,000 LAK/plant.
Domestication:
N/A
Seasonal availability:
Management:
N/A
Value chains:
N/A
Nutrition
Nutritional values:
Comments on nutritional values:
N/A
Nutrient | /100g | Remark |
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Proteins | N/A | N/A |
Carbohydrates | N/A | N/A |
Fats | N/A | N/A |
Vitamins | N/A | N/A |
Minerals | N/A | N/A |
Fibers | N/A | N/A |
References
Photo credits:
References:
NUoL; NAFRI; SNV. 2007. Non-timber forest products in the Lao PDR : a manual of 100 commercial and traditional produce.
National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute.
Sittisujjatham, S. 2006. Wild Orchid of Thailand 1: 1-495. Amarin.
Govaerts, R. 2003. World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute.
Sittisujjatham, S. 2006. Wild Orchid of Thailand 1: 1-495. Amarin.
Govaerts, R. 2003. World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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