IUCN Red List Status: Data Deficient (DD) Habit: Herb Flowering and fruiting: May-October Grasslands Southern Western Ghats (Kerala) Attributions-Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi) , This species is found on hills, among grasses and rock crevices in dark soil in the montane zone. Often seen with B. spendida (Kumar and Manilal 1994).
Eravikulam National Park :: Brachycorythis wightii :: DV01JUL : 6 posts by 5 authors. 2 images. Eravikulam National Park Date: June 4, 2014 … Base elevation: 2000m asl Brachycorythis wightii Summerh. … (family: Orchidaceae) Very beautiful pictures of a species! TFS… Wonderful !!..this is the second Brachycorythis sp. I have got to see..
Flora picture of the year 2014 :: Dinesh Valke : 12 posts by 11 authors. Keep close to Nature’s heart… and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean. – John Muir Brachycorythis wightii Summerh. 04 JUN 14 … Eravikulam National Park This plant was like sighting a treasure, when I found it standing all alone, in contrast among other plants and grasses. Very nice picture of a rare beauty! Such a lovey plant & Incredible picture … as usual Very lucky to find this Beautiful picture of endemic beauty. Your pictures are always brilliant. Amazing picture. All the pictures you click are beautifully composed. . Names of Plants in India :: Brachycorythis wightii Summerh.: 1 image. Brachycorythis wightii Summerh. brak-ee-ko-RYE-this — Greek: brachy (short) and corys (helmet), referring to the flower shape … Dave’s Botanary WIGHT-ee-eye — named for Robert Wight, Scottish surgeon and botanist in India … Dave’s Botanarycommonly known as: Wight’s brachycorythis, Wight’s short-helmet orchidbotanical names: Brachycorythis wightii Summerh. … synonyms: Phyllomphax wightii (Summerh.) Szlach. … POWO Bibliography / etymology ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~ Wight’s brachycorythis
Wight’s short-helmet orchid
This species is a rare endemic; distributed in the Indian state of Kerala. Regional name not known; Hopefully, the local folks will provide it a name – to justify its beauty and rarity ! ~~~~~ x ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2021/11/brachycorythis-wightii-summerh.html .             548 ID wild Orchid: (Mixed thread): 12 correct images. Please ID wild Orchid, Location: bloomed near Vannappuram Thodupuzha Idukki Kerala INDIA Altitude: 1500fsl Flower date: 25JUL2023, 03.55pm Habitat: wild moisture rock outcrop misty sloppy windy alpine Plant habit: lithophyte Orchid, erect unbranched, weak rigid stem 03.5mm base diameter, rhizome annual Height: 06 inches Leaves: alternate elliptic acute leathery glossy, peteoleless size upto: 04×2cm Flower: axillary buds, diameter:18mm, pinkish, non fragrant Fruit: capsule green into brown ovoid ridges size:02.5×0.5cm Seed: Camera: CANON EOS1500D +FL10x Please check Brachycorythis splendida Summerh. ! Yes, it is Brachycorythis splendida dear Saroj ji, thank you very much for ID my Orchid Brachycorythis splendida is supposed to have an obcordate labellum, I believe. Also, in your set of photos there seem to be two different plants. Kindly check. Looking at the pictures Brachycorythis wightii and Brachycorythis iantha come to mind. Thank you very much for the identification of my Orchid and appreciation. Yes, they are captured from two different locations. I think there are two species here. Can you please confirm both are not from same site? Images in first two postings are plant growing in Vannappuram and images in accompanying posts are from Munnar region having 80km distance. Can you please check if there are two species??    I too believe there are images of 2 Brachycorythis species shared. From Kerala there are total 3 species recorded ( Orchids of Kerala – Orchid Memories 2004) Attaching the info from there for reference Also attaching a good detailed description of B Iantha by Dr J Joseph in Orchids of Nilgiris So should I take the majority of images as Brachycorythis wightii? I think there are two species as i said before. . 559 ID wild Orchid Brachycorythis: Please ID wild Orchid, Location: bloomed near Eravikulam National Park Rajamalai Munnar Idukki Kerala INDIA Altitude: 4500fsl Flower date: 13MAY2023, 03.55pm Habitat: wild moisture rock outcrop grassland misty sloppy windy alpine Plant habit: terrestrial Orchid, erect unbranched, weak angular fleshy stem 03.5mm base diameter, rhizomatous, annual Height: 05 inches Leaves: alternate elliptic acute leathery glossy, peteoleless size upto: 03×2cm, young leaves purplish margins Flower: axillary buds, diameter:18mm, pinkish, non fragrant Fruit: capsule green into brown ovoid ridges size:02.5×0.5cm Seed: Camera: CanonEOS1500D Brachycorythis wightii Summerh. Yes, it is dear …, thank you very much for ID my Orchid Brachycorythis wightii |
Brachycorythis wightii
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