Trias nasuta (Rchb.f.) Stapf. is an epiphytic growing miniature orchid, native to Burma (Myanmar), Thailand and Vietnam. The Trias nasuta orchid has been primarily named by the German botanist Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach as Bulbophyllum nasutum in 1871, which is still accepted as a synonym. Flowers reach a size of 2 -3 cm. Flowering period: October Read More »

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Trias disciflora (Rolfe) Rolfe1896 is an epiphytic growing miniature orchid species, native to Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. The British botanist Robert Allen Rolfe (1855–1921) named this orchid primarily Bulbophyllum disciflorum, which is still accepted as a synonym and changed the name a year later to Trias disciflora. Flowers get a size of about 2 …

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The Thai miniature orchids Trias intermedia Seidenf. & Smitin. 1961 are for sure not scary monsters, even if our young flower photographer Nat made them look like scary Thai monsters, which will snap with their canines any second. It´s just a matter of the angle. Trias intermedia Seidenf. & Smitin. 1961 is an epiphytic growing Read More »

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The miniature sized Trias oblonga Lindl. 1830 is an epiphytic growing orchid species, endemic to Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma), Bangladesh and India (Assam). The small, about 1.5 cm sized, flowers are short-living (just about 1 day). Flowering period: February – April. Trias oblonga orchids are protected by CITES Appendix II (trade controlled to avoid use Read More »

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