IUCN Red List Status: Data Deficient (DD) Habit: Herb Flowering and fruiting: May-October
Grasslands
Southern Western Ghats (Kerala)
Attributions-Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi)
, This species is found on hills, among grasses and rock crevices in dark soil in the montane zone. Often seen with B. spendida (Kumar and Manilal 1994). Eravikulam National Park :: Brachycorythis wightii :: DV01JUL : 6 posts by 5 authors. 2 images.
Eravikulam National Park
Date: June 4, 2014 … Base elevation: 2000m asl
Brachycorythis wightii Summerh. … (family: Orchidaceae) Very beautiful pictures of a species! TFS… Flora picture of the year 2014 :: Dinesh Valke : 12 posts by 11 authors.
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Brachycorythis wightii Summerh.
04 JUN 14 … Eravikulam National Park
This plant was like sighting a treasure, when I found it standing all alone, in contrast among other plants and grasses. Very nice picture of a rare beauty! Such a lovey plant & Incredible picture … as usual
Very lucky to find this Beautiful picture of endemic beauty. Your pictures are always brilliant. Amazing picture. All the pictures you click are beautifully composed. . Names of Plants in India :: Brachycorythis wightii Summerh.: 1 image.
Brachycorythis wightii Summerh. brak-ee-ko-RYE-this — Greek: brachy (short) and corys (helmet), referring to the flower shape … Dave’s Botanary
WIGHT-ee-eye — named for Robert Wight, Scottish surgeon and botanist in India … Dave’s Botanarycommonly known as: Wight’s brachycorythis, Wight’s short-helmet orchid botanical names: Brachycorythis wightii Summerh. … synonyms: Phyllomphax wightii (Summerh.) Szlach. … POWO Bibliography / etymology ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
Wight’s brachycorythis
Wight’s short-helmet orchid
This species is a rare endemic; distributed in the Indian state of Kerala. Regional name not known; Hopefully, the local folks will provide it a name – to justify its beauty and rarity !
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