Calanthe davidii

Calanthe davidii Franch., Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. II, 10: 85 1888. (syn: Alismorchis pachystalyx (Rchb. f. ex Hook. f.) Kuntze; Alismorkis pachystalyx (Rchb.f. ex Hook.f.) Kuntze; Calanthe bungoana Ohwi; Calanthe davidii var. bungoana (Ohwi) T.Hashim.; Calanthe ensifolia Rolfe; Calanthe furcata f. matsudae (Hayata) M.Hiroe; Calanthe matsudae Hayata; Calanthe pachystalix Rchb.f. ex Hook.f.);

Himalaya to S. Japan: China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Japan, Nepal, Taiwan, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya as per POWO;
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Common name: Sword-Leaf Calanthe

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Orchid identification (Habenaria sp.) : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5)

Please help to confirm this Orchid species, I think it’s some Habenaria sp., still I can’t find any closely related species.
Found at Kasol, Himachal Pradesh
Dated – 7July2017

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You must be kidding me. Did you really find this in Himachal?
This is Calanthe davidii. Must be a new record for western himalaya. Please share more pics of open flower.

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Thanks …,
It sounds great that’s its new orchid from Western Himalayas .
It was very rare in the area also, I only find its 2-3 plants near monsoonal stream, I am sharing some more pics for confirmation sir.

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You can publish this in some good journal. Try Jott

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Orchid species identification (Habenaria ?) : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (7)

Please help to confirm this Orchid species I think it’s some Habenaria sp. but can’t find any close match.
It was found at Kasol, Himachal Pradesh
Dated – 7July2017

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Calanthe davidii 

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References:
POWO  Catalogue of Life  The Plant List Ver.1.1  WCSP  IPNI  Flora of China FOC illustration  India Biodiversity Portal  IOSPE PHOTOS  Asian flora Flowers of India