Crepidium versicolor ?

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Submitting few Images of a terrestrial orchid for ID assistance.Could this be a Malaxis sp….??? I missed the flowering stage, the plant had developed fruits.
Habit: Terrestial herb.
Habitat: Evergreen forest floor under shade.
Sighting: Kottigehara, Chikmagalur, Karnataka, about 1200 msl.
Date: 28-09-2015

This can be many things, but I can only guess right now that this is Malaxis versicolor….

efi page on Malaxis versicolor

Agree with … Most probably a Malaxis sp.

i suspect this is a Seidenfia. But cant confirm the species without flowers.

Hope … is able to share flower picture.

No …, I could not revisit the specimen to take pictures of the flowers

Could you share high resolution images ?


The images of the subject under reference were taken with my mobile phone. However ,on searching my catalog I could find three more images taken with DSLR. Will upload separately
3 high res. images.

Should be some Crepidium which is now Seidenfia. Cant confirm without flowers

Dienia ophrydis perhaps?

Never seen red fruits in Dienia that too so close and wrinkled. I think this is Seidenfia (some people still consider it Crepidium). Like Crepidium versicolor.

Oh yes. They are quite dense indeed.
A question on a related note: Was it not Malaxis versicolor before it became Seidenfia versicolor (and now Crepidium versicolor!) ?
Believe this species have been moved around different genuses due to certain key characteristics. Would be great to know how this was done.