Anoectochilus lylei Rolfe ex Downie is a stunning, miniature orchid from southeast Asia. Found in Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam in closed humid broadleaved forests in silicate soils at elevations of 600 to 1800 meters as a miniature to small sized, warm to cool growing terrestrial orchid with a basal rosette of 2 to 4, ovate to circular, shortly acute, dark green, green brown to nearly black with reticulated yellow to pinkish nerved, petiolate base leaves that blooms in the fall and early winter.
The generic name Anoectochilus Blume is derived from the Greek words ‘anoektos’
(open) and ‘chilos’ (lip) referring to the shape of the lip.
Anoectochilus lylei
Anoectochilus lylei is approx. 10 cm tall and comes in a ⌀ 7 cm pot.