Aerides odorata Lour.
Epiphyte on medium to large sized tree trunks or branches. Stem stout, branched. Leaves oblong, 15-20×2.5- 4.6 cm, apex obtuse, bifid. Inflorescences axillary, floral bracts ovate, apex obtuse. Flowers 2.5 cm across, tinged with pink. Dorsal sepal oblong, apex rounded; lateral sepals broadly ovate, apex obtuse. Petals subelliptic, apex obtuse. Lip 3-lobed; lateral lobes obovate-cuneate, apex rounded, midlobe oblong, spur angulated. Column short.
Flowering time: May-July, fruiting July-November
Habitat: Occurs in the mixed forest of Eastern and Central Nepal at an elevation of 200-1100 meters.
Distribution: Nepal, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Vietnam.
Medicinal use: Leaf paste applied as poultice on cuts and wounds. It contains antibacterial
properties.
Epiphyte on tree trunk. Stem stout, sheathed by leaves base. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, 15-20×2-5 cm, apex bifid. Inflorescence pendant, rachis with densely many flowers; floral bracts ovate, apex acute. Flowers white with purple spots, 1.5 cm across. Dorsal sepal oblong-elliptic, apex obtuse; lateral sepals ovate, apex obtuse. Petals oblong-ovate, apex obtuse. Lip concave, hypochile saccate, apex rounded, epichile obovate-cuneate, and apex obtuse. Column cylindrical.
Flowering time: June-July, fruiting July-November
Habitat: Occurs in the sun exposed forest of Eastern and Central Nepal at an elevation of 300- 1800 meters.
Distribution: Eastern, Central and Western Nepal, China, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Vietnam.
Medicinal use: Leaves are used to treat rheumatism and root juice is applied to cuts and wounds.
Rhynchostylis retusa (L.) Bl.
Vanda tessellata(Roxb.) Rchb. f.
Epiphyte on tree trunk. Stem stout, sheathed by leaves. Leaves linear-oblong, 7.5-10×1-1.2 cm, apex unequally bifid. Inflorescence sub-erect, rachis with 5-12 flowers. Flowers tessellated with brown, 5 cm across. Sepals spath ulate, obtuse; petals obovate, falcate. Lip 3-lobed; side lobes erect, obtuse, midlobe oblong, apex broad, erose, spur conical. Column thick, short.
Flowering time: April-July, fruiting July-September
Habitat: Occurs in the warm forest of Eastern, Central and Western Nepal at an elevation of
200-500 meters.
Distribution: Nepal, Burma, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka.
Medicinal use: Root is used in rheumatism and allied disorders.
Epiphyte and or lithophyte. Pseudobulbs ovoid, enveloped by leaf bases. Leaves leathery, linear-ligulate, 40- 90×1.5-4 cm, apex bifid. Inflorescences basal, pendant. Flowers 3 cm across, light yellow with reddish purple chestnut stripes. Sepals subequal, oblong-elliptic, blunt. Petals elliptic, blunt. Lip subovate, 3-lobed; lateral lobes erect, blunt, mid lobe recurved, ovate-oblong, disc with 2 lamellae, both ends dilated. Column curve forward. Capsule oblong-elliptic.
Flowering time: March-April, fruiting April-November
Habitat: On tree trunks or on cliffs on open rocks of Eastern and Central Nepal at an elevation of 300-1600 meters.
Distribution: Nepal, Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Vietnam.
Medicinal use: Paste from rhizome and root used for fracture and dislocated bones.
Cymbidium aloifolium (L.) Sw.