Gastrochilus obliquus

Gastrochilus obliquus is a species of orchid native to China, the Himalayas and Southeast Asia. It grows on tree trunks at forest margins.^[3] Two varieties are recognized:^[1][3]

• Gastrochilus obliquus var. obliquus - Sichuan, Yunnan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam
• Gastrochilus obliquus var. suavis (Seidenf.) Z.H.Tsi - Thailand

Gastrochilus obliquus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Gastrochilus
Species:	G. obliquus
Binomial name
Gastrochilus obliquus (Lindl.) Kuntze
Synonyms[1][2]
Saccolabium obliquum Lindl. (basionym) Vanda obliqua Wall. ex Hook.f. Saccolabium bigibbum Rchb.f. ex Hook.f. Gastrochilus bigibbus (Rchb.f. ex Hook.f.) Kuntze