Luisia birchea Blume, Mus. Bot. 1: 64 4: 50 1849. (syn: Luisia tenuifolia sensu Hook. f.; Luisia pseudotenuifolia Blatt. & McC.; Luisia evangelinae Blatt. & McC.; Luisia tenuifolia var. evangelinae (Blatt. & McC.) Sant. & Kap.; Luisia birchea var. evangelinae (Blatt. & McC.) Sarkar) as per BSI Flora of India checklist;
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Common name: Birch Luisia
. Orchidaceae – Luisia birchea Blume : 7 posts by 4 authors. 5 images. Location- Chinnar Habitat- Wild Plant Habit – Epiphytic herb Height/Length- Note : This is a species mentioned in the Plant list as a synonym of Luisia tenuifolia Blume which I strongly feel is not correct. The Habitat and the Habit and the shape of the flower and its appearance are entirely different Your plant is Luisia birchea and the second plant I think is Luisia evangelinae. Thank you very much .. I have no doubt in their id’s. I have only on doubt why that “Plant list” has made them the same species ?
Thanks to … for their comments. Still I am not fully placed how to go about replying to each person who had made comments. The Name L.evangelinae is now the synonym of L.tenuifolia. . Flora of Chamarajanagar_ID_Please_06092021 PK1- 2: 2 images. Segregating clubbed posts due to sam subject: Is it Luisia birchea ?
Flora of Date/Time – 25/08/2021 – 09:30 Location- Place, Altitude -Chamarajanagar, Karnataka, Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- wild
Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Orchid Length- 22 cm, size of flower 1.9cm,
The pictures are not clear enough, but I think this could be Luisia birchea. Cant confirm.
. References: BSI Flora of India checklist Tropicos Catalogue of Life (syn. of Luisia tenuifolia Blume) The Plant List Ver.1.1 (syn. of Luisia tenuifolia Blume) WCSP (syn. of Luisia tenuifolia Blume, Rumphia 4: 50 (1849). ) IPNI Flowers of India |