Common name
Mandarin: 爬兰
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2615)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2518)
Class: Liliopsida (388)
Order: Asparagales (72)
Family: Orchidaceae (27)(family description)
Genus: Herpysma (1)
Epithet: longicaulis Lindl. (1)
Synonyms: Erythrodes bracteata (Blume) Schltr., Herpysma bracteata (Blume) J.J.Sm., Herpysma sumatrana Carr, Physurus bracteatus Blume
bracteata => having prominent bracts
bracteatus => having prominent bracts
longicaulis => long-stemmed
sumatrana => from Sumatra, Indonesia
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: red, white