Papilionanthe subulata – eFlora of India

December 29, 2015
Papilionanthe

Papilionanthe subulata (Willd.) Garay, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 23: 372 1974. (syn: Aerides cylindrica Lindl.; Aerides cylindricum Lindl.; Cymbidium cylindricum B.Heyne ex Wall. [Invalid]; Epidendrum subulatum J.Koenig [Illegitimate]; Limodorum subulatum Willd.; Papilionanthe cylindrica (Lindl.) Seidenf.);

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India, Sri Lanka (as per WCSP)

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14-ID-TSP-21DEC2015-1: Orchid for ID : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (7)

Kindly identify this Orchid, found on an unknown shrub. The specimen was leafless and bulbless with pencil- like stem.

Habit: Epiphytic herb

Habitat: Semi-evergreen forest

Sighting: Kottigehara, Chikmagalur, Karnataka, about 1200 msl

Date: 17-12-2015

Identified by … as Papilionanthe subulata (Willd.) Garay.

Looking at the pencil-like stem I mistook it for Luisia tristis. Only after seeing the flowers did I realize that it was different.

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TSP-JAN2017-02-459:Papilionanthe subulata (Orchidaceae) : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4)

Presenting few images of Papilionanthe subulata (Orchidaceae)

Habit:Herb

Habitat:Epiphytic on tree trunk close to the ground,Semi-evergreen forest fringe

Sighting:Kottigehara,Chikmagalur,Karnataka about 1000 msl

Date:07-01-2017

Very nice and beautiful. Thanks a lot for sharing.

References:

The Plant List Ver.1.1
WCSP IPNI BSI Flora of India checklist IOSPE PHOTOS India Biodiversity Portal Kerala plants An Excursion Flora of Central Tamilnadu, India By K. M. Matthew (1993- Details)

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