Liparis bootanensis

Liparis bootanensis Griff., Not. Pl. Asiat. 3: 278 (1851). (syn: Cestichis bootanensis (Griff.) T.C.Hsu; Cestichis forbesii (Ridl.) Ames ; Cestichis plicata (Franch. & Sav.) Maek. ; Leptorkis bootanensis (Griff.) Kuntze; Leptorkis forbesii (Ridl.) Kuntze ; Leptorkis lancifolia (Hook.f.) Kuntze ; Leptorkis pachypus (C.S.P.Parish & Rchb.f.) Kuntze ; Leptorkis plicata (Franch. & Sav.) Kuntze ; Liparis amphibius Gagnep. ; Liparis bootanensis var. uchiyamae (Schltr.) S.S.Ying ; Liparis forbesii Ridl. ; Liparis lancifolia Hook.f. ; Liparis pachypus C.S.P.Parish & Rchb.f. ; Liparis plicata Franch. & Sav. ; Liparis pterostyloides Szlach. ; Liparis ruybarrettoi S.Y.Hu & Barretto ; Liparis subplicata Tang & F.T.Wang ; Liparis uchiyamae Schltr.; Stichorkis bootanensis (Griff.) Marg., Szlach. & Kulak);
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Central Himalaya to S. Japan and Malesia: Assam, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Japan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Philippines, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam as per POWO;

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ORCHIDACEAE Juss. Fortnight: Liparis bootanensis Griff. from Hong Kong, PKS-112 : Attachments (3). 4 posts by 3 authors.

Liparis bootanensis Griff., Not. Pl. Asiat. 3: 278 (1851).
Synonyms:
Leptorkis bootanensis (Griff.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 671 (1891).
Stichorkis bootanensis (Griff.) Marg., Szlach. & Kulak, Acta Soc. Bot. Poloniae 77: 37 (2008).
Liparis pachypus C.S.P.Parish & Rchb.f., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 155 (1874).
Liparis plicata Franch. & Sav., Enum. Pl. Jap. 2: 509 (1878).
Liparis forbesii Ridl., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 22: 283 (1886).
Liparis lancifolia Hook.f., Hooker’s Icon. Pl. 19: t. 1855 (1889).
Leptorkis forbesii (Ridl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 671 (1891).
Leptorkis lancifolia (Hook.f.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 671 (1891).
Leptorkis pachypus (C.S.P.Parish & Rchb.f.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 671 (1891).
Leptorkis plicata (Franch. & Sav.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 671 (1891).
Liparis uchiyamae Schltr., Bull. Herb. Boissier, II, 6: 308 (1906).
Cestichis forbesii (Ridl.) Ames, Orchidaceae 2: 135 (1908).
Cestichis plicata (Franch. & Sav.) Maek., Iconogr. Pl. Asiae Orient. 2: 102 (1937).
Liparis amphibius Gagnep., Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., II, 21: 737 (1950).
Liparis subplicata Tang & F.T.Wang, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 12: 40 (1974).
Liparis ruybarrettoi S.Y.Hu & Barretto, Chung Chi J. 13(2): 22 (1976).
Liparis bootanensis var. uchiyamae (Schltr.) S.S.Ying, Col. Ill. Orch. Taiwan 2: 238 (1990).
Liparis pterostyloides Szlach., Fragm. Florist. Geobot. 38: 454 (1993).
Distribution: C. Himalaya to Japan and Malesia

Nice display.. bootanensis has something to do with Bhutan?

Yes originally from Bhutan I think.

Liparis bootanensis Griff. : 14 posts by 3 authors. 10 images- 4 to 7 mb each.

Location: Telkot, Nagarkot, Nepal

Date: 15 July 2020

Elevation: 1500 m.
Habit : Wild

Yes sir. Single leaf on the pseudostem and flowers can also be green. Also found in HK.

Liparis bootanensis Griff.: 6 very high res. images.
Location: Shivapuri, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Date: 13 July 2024
Altitude: 1899m.
Habitat : Wild

Yes this looks like Liparis bootanensis.

References:
POWO The Plant List

Updated on June 11, 2025

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