Liparis wightiana

Liparis wightiana Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 295 1861. (syn: Diteilis wightiana (Thwaites) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones; Leptorchis trimenii (Ridl.) Kuntze; Leptorchis wightiana (Thwaites) Kuntze; Leptorkis trimenii (Ridl.) Kuntze; Leptorkis wightiana (Thwaites) Kuntze; Liparis atropurpurea Wight [Illegitimate]; Liparis trimenii Ridl.);
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Herbs to 15 cm, base bulbous. Leaves to 5.5 x 2 cm, ovate, acuminate. Flowers yellowish with brown tinge, in about 4-8 cm long racemes; bracts 9 x 3.5 mm, lanceolate, acuminate; dorsal sepal lanceolate, obtuse, 3-veined; lateral sepals subfalcately lanceolate, acute, 3-veined; petals linear, obtuse, 1-veined; lip 7 x 6 mm, oblong-orbicular, auricled at base, disc with 2 tubercled calli, margins hairy.

Flowering and fruiting: August-September

Grasslands

South India and Sri Lanka

(Attributions – Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi

from India Biodiversity Portal)
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Orchid_2_Mullaiyanagiri_25-7-2015 for ID assistance. : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5)

Submitting images of a lithophytic orchid for identification (Malaxis sp…???….Liparis sp…???)

Date/time: 25-7-2015/ About 2-00 pm

Location: Mullaiyanagiri, Chikmagalur, Karnataka about 1600 msl

Habitat: Wild.

Habit: Lithophytic herb.

Liparis is very tricky….. this could be Liparis wightiana….

This is some Liparis spp. need to check

Devaramane_29-7-2015 for ID assistance. : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3)

Submitting images of an epiphytic Orchid that I believe is a Liparis sp for identification.

Date/time:30-7-2015/ About 6-00 pm

Location: Devaramane, Mudigere, Chikmagalur, Karnataka about 1500 msl

Habitat: Wild, epiphytic.

Habit: Herb.

‘Another Liparis species. My guess L atropurpurea!

this is not Liparis atropurpurea most probably it is Liparis wightiana

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TSPSEP2015-2: A terrestrial orchid for ID assistance. : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5)

Previously I had uploaded two sets of images of terrestrial/epiphytic orchids that were identified as Liparis wightana and Liparis barbata. I believe the present specimen is a different one. Kindly help in its identification.

Date/time: 28-8-2015/about 6-00 pm

Location Mullaianagiri, Chikmagalur, Karnataka about 1700 msl

Habit: Herb.

Habitat: Wild, terrestrial amidst grass and rocks

I would say this is Liparis wightiana…. There are lot of Liparis in south and many of them are tricky to identify as they were not seen so often. Thanks for sharing…

TSP-SEP2016-11-436:Images of Liparis wightana (Orchidaceae) : 7 posts by 4 authors.

Presenting few images of Liparis wightiana (Orchidaceae ) ….Scape dark crimson, sepals and petals pale green or yellow…!

Ref-1: http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ernet.in/hjcb2/herbsheet.php?id=3101&cat=1

Ref-2: http://indiabiodiversity.org/observation/show/395116

Habit:Herb

Habitat:Wild,Montane forest amidst grass

Sighting:Mulliainagiri,Chikmagalur,Karnataka,about 1700 msl

Date:10-08-2016

Very beautiful species indeed, marvellous captures..

This is another genus which is very tough…. It looks so much surely like Liparis wightiana but colour is so different. But obviously it has to be wightiana.