ເອື້ອງກຸຫຼາບ / Rose Colored Orchid
APA 6th ed. ເອື້ອງກຸຫຼາບ / Rose Colored Orchid. (2019, April 3). Retrieved from https://www.phakhaolao.la/kb/0000041
MLA 8th ed. ເອື້ອງກຸຫຼາບ / Rose Colored Orchid. Pha Khao Lao, 3 April 2019, https://www.phakhaolao.la/kb/0000041.
Chicago 17th ed. Pha Khao Lao. 2019. "ເອື້ອງກຸຫຼາບ / Rose Colored Orchid." Published April 3, 2019. https://www.phakhaolao.la/kb/0000041.
Aerides fieldingii Lodd. ex E.Morren
Aerides fieldingii var. alba L.Linden
Aerides fieldingii var. williamsii (R.Warner) A.H.Kent
Aerides rosea f. alba (L.Linden) Christenson
Aerides trigona Klotzsch
Aerides williamsii R.Warner
Aerides williamsii Warner
About six species of Aerides spp. are thought to exist in Laos, but due to similarity between plants identification has been difficult. Kou lab, an epiphytic evergreen perennial plants with an erect stem that has nodes and internodes but no pseudo- bulbs, is 25-40 cm long and a little compressed, especially at the top. The leaves are linear, about 12 cm long and 2-3 cm wide, and grow symmetrically from the base to the tip of the young stem (older stems do not have leaves). The many-flowered inflorescence is up to 30 cm long, with pink, white or purple flowers that are 2-3 cm wide. These orchids are collected for their ornamental value. Euang kou lab prefers low light intensity in leaf litter and on mossy rocks near streams, mainly in dry dipterocarp forest but also in evergreen and deciduous forests in mountainous
areas. It is also found across Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, India, Nepal and China.
Its rhizomes are dug out or pulled away from the bark of a host dry dipterocarp tree. About 3 kg-5 kg per person per day can be collected, as relatively high densities still occur in dry dipterocarp forest. However, there are signs that this genus is becoming rarer due to high demand from traders. It fetches about $0.3-$0.5 per kg at local markets, mainly in the south. Planting is best from rhizomes.