Nine flowers on nine pendulous inflorescences borne laterally from middle of pendulous 13-cm monopodial, epiphytic plant grown on a 43-cm by 8-cm stick; sepals and petals pale green, spotted purple; deeply saccate lip white margins and nectary opening marked purple, apical callus spotted purple; substance heavy; texture crystalline; recognized for rarity in cultivation; origin: Taiwan; identified by: Lee, Yung-I PhD.
Gastrochilus formosanus been confirmed to be Gastrochilus formosanus by SITF (May2010) with assistance of Yung-I Lee.