Robiquetia rosea – eFlora of India

September 28, 2015
Robiquetia

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Images by tspkumar

Robiquetia rosea (Lindl.) Garay, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 23: 197 1972. (syn: Cleisostoma ornithorrhynchum (Rchb.f.) Garay; Gastrochilus roseus (Lindl.) Kuntze; Malleola rosea (Lindl.) Schltr.; Saccolabium roseum Lindl.; Saccolabium walkerianum (Wight) Rchb.f.; Sarcanthus ornithorrhynchus Rchb.f.; Sarcanthus walkerianus Wight);

India (Karnataka), Sri Lanka (As per WCSP)

Epiphytes, to 8 cm tall. Leaves 4-7 x 0.3 cm, linear, grooved, blunt at apex. Flowers white, in about 5 cm long axillary lax raceme; bracts 2 x 1 mm, ovate, acuminate, 1-veined; sepals 3 x 2 mm, obovate, acute, 1-veined; sepals and petals gland dotted; lip 7 x 2.5 mm, obscurely 3-lobed with a conspicuous spur; side lobes insignificant; midlobe triangular.

Flowering and fruiting: October-November

Evergreen and shola forests

Peninsular India

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

from India Biodiversity Portal)

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TSPSEP2015-9-Images of Robiquetia rosea shared. : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (6)

It is my pleasure to share a few images of this epiphytic orchid, Robiquetia rosea

http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ernet.in/hjcb2/herbsheet.php?id=3269&cat=1

Habitat: Epiphytic, montane forest.

Sighting: Kuduremukha, Chikmagalur, Karnataka, about 1500 msl

Date: 12-09-2015

References:

The Plant List Ver.1.1
WCSP IPNI IOSPE Photos India Biodiversity Portal Plant illustrations

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