Cheirostylis flabellata

Cheirostylis flabellata (A.Rich.) Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 5: 16 1851. (syn: Goodyera flabellata A.Rich.; Monochilus flabellatus (A.Rich.) Wight);
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Indian Subcontinent to Andaman Islands: Andaman Is., Assam, East Himalaya, India, Sri Lanka as per POWO;
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Common name: Small Fan Velvet Orchid
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Plant for ID – 06022012 Sirumalai – 3 – orchid:
Please id this orchid
Location: Sirumali Forest, Dindigul
Date : 6th Feb 2012
Habitat : Semievergreen forest
Altitute : abt 500 metres

Today is Cheirostylis day…. Since morning I am illustrating our new Cheirostylis from Hong Kong and now I see this from India.
This looks like Cheirostylis flabellata (A.Rich.) Wight.
Thanks for sharing this lovely plant.

The altitude could be around 1500 metres … Beautiful.

Thanks for the id … I am thinking if this one should also in in Hong Kong and yes there it is, thanks for the info. Which is the species in HK.
…, I got the altitude (~500m) from Google earth for the co ordinates for that place. Even I was wondering why you have mentioned 1600m for Sirumalai. ?

Wow …, I mean is the species name you are planning to give ? hongkongensis ? or anything else ?

No flabellata is not here in Hong Kong.
The plant which I have been checking to me seems new, but Dr Stephan is skeptic as he thinks, its very strange that we already have three Cheirostylis endemic to Hong Kong which I am myself unable to digest!!! I was just checking some, one of them looks like what we have Cheirostylis seidenfadeniana in India.

For ID280423MRJ1: 4 images- 1 high res.
Place: Avalanche forest reserve, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu