Peristylus calcaratus (Rolfe) S.Y.Hu, Quart. J. Taiwan Mus. 26: 398 1973. (Syn: Glossula calcarata Rolfe; Habenaria calcarata (Rolfe) Schltr. [Illegitimate]; Habenaria lilungshania S.S.Ying; Platanthera pricei Hayata); ORCHIDACEAE Juss. Fortnight: Peristylus calcaratus (Rolfe) S.Y.Hu from Hong Kong, PKS-51 : Attachments (5). 2 posts by 2…
Vanilla aphylla Blume, Bijdr. 422 1825. (syn: Vanilla calopogon Rchb.f.; Vanilla parishii Rchb.f.); . Assam to Peninsula Malaysia, Jawa, Philippines (Luzon): Assam, Bangladesh, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO; . . References: POWO Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1 WCSP IPNI
Herminium monorchis (L.) R.Br., Hortus Kew. 5: 191 1813. (Syn: Arachnites monorchis (L.) Hoffm.; Epipactis monorchis (L.) F.W.Schmidt; Herminium alaschanicum var. tanguticum Maxim.; Herminium clandestinum Gren. & Godr. [Illegitimate]; Herminium tanguticum (Maxim.) Rolfe; Monorchis herminium O.Schwarz; Ophrys herminium Gren. [Invalid]; Ophrys monorchis L.; Ophrys triorchis St.-Lag.; Orchis herminium Gren. [Invalid];…
Dendrobium devonianum Paxton, Paxton’s Mag. Bot. 7: 169 1840. (Syn: Callista devoniana (Paxton) Kuntze; Callista moulmeinensis (C.S.P.Parish ex Hook.f.) Kuntze; Dendrobium devonianum var. candidulum Rchb.f.; Dendrobium devonianum var. elliottianum Rchb.f.; Dendrobium devonianum var. rhodoneurum Rchb.f.; Dendrobium moulmeinense C.S.P.Parish ex Hook.f.; Dendrobium pulchellum var. devonianum (Paxton) Rchb.f.); . Bhutan to S….
Disperis neilgherrensis Wight (India to Nansei-shoto, Jawa to Caroline Islands (Palau): Assam, Caroline Is., China Southeast, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand as per POWO)
Acacia Pods For ID : Nasik : 240913 : AK-1 : Attachments (3). 6 posts by 3 authors. Acacia trees seen growing wild on 13/4/13 with only pods. Flowering was over. Acacia nilotica. Any subspecies for this Acacia? Subspecies indica or tomentosa? Differences between different subspecies of…
Orchidaceae Fortnight: Phalaenopsis ‘Mount Lip’ from California GS-16 : Attachments (3). 6 posts by 5 authors. Phalaenopsis ‘Mount Li’ a cultivar displayed at Mount View Farmers Market in California. Yes Phalaenopsis, but I have less idea about hybrids. Thanks for sharing.
Moss Sporangia : Nasik : 250913 : AK : Attachments (1). 3 posts by 2 authors. Seen in our home garden on 29/8/13. Kindly confirm id.
Habenaria medusa Kraenzl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 16: 203 1893. (Syn: Fimbrorchis medusa (Kraenzl.) Szlach.; Fimbrorchis myriotricha (Gagnep.) Szlach.; Fimbrorchis myriotricha var. confluens (Gagnep.) Szlach.; Habenaria myriotricha Gagnep.; Habenaria myriotricha var. confluens Gagnep.); ORCHIDACEAE Juss. Fortnight: Habenaria medusa Kraenzl. from Hong Kong, PKS-48 : Attachments…
Habenaria ensifolia Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 321 (1835). ; Himalaya: East Himalaya, Nepal, West Himalaya as per POWO; . Common name: Sword-Leaf Habenaria . ORCHIDACEAE Juss. Fortnight: Habenaria ensifolia Lindl. from Uttarakhand, PKS-45 : 6 posts by 6 authors. Attachments (4). Habenaria ensifolia Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 321 (1835)….
Clematis For ID : Nasik : 061013 : AK-1 : Attachments (1). 2 posts by 1 author. Cultivated Clematis seen with white flowers on 27/9/2010. Very small plant, spread horizontally. This may be Clematis recta L. … has identified it as Clematis paniculata to my posting (for id)…
Dendrobium lawianum Lindl., J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 3: 10 1859.; . S. India as per POWO; . den-DROH-bee-um — from the Greek, dendron (tree) and bios (life); tree of life law-ee-AY-num — perhaps named in honour of J. S. Law, ICS and botanist . commonly known as: Law’s dendrobium…
Galearis spathulata (Lindl.) P.F.Hunt, Kew Bull. 26: 172 1971. (syn: Aorchis spathulata (Lindl.) Verm.; Aorchis spathulata var. wilsonii (Schltr.) Soó; Galearis diantha (Schltr.) P.F.Hunt; Galeorchis diantha (Schltr.) Soó; Galeorchis reichenbachii (Lindl.) Nevski; Galeorchis spathulata (Lindl.) Soó; Galeorchis spathulata var. wilsonii (Schltr.) Soó; Gymnadenia spathulata Lindl.; Habenaria spathulata (Lindl.) Benth.; Orchis…
Galearis spathulata (Lindl.) P.F.Hunt (Himalaya to S. Central China: China North-Central, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Qinghai, Tibet, West Himalaya as per POWO) Galearis species- Bhutan
Habenaria rhodocheila Hance, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. V, 5: 243 1856. (syn: Smithanthe rhodochelia (Hance) Szlach. & Marg.); . ORCHIDACEAE Juss. Fortnight: Habenaria rhodocheila Hance from Hong Kong, PKS-50 : 4 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (6). Habenaria rhodocheila Hance, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., V, 5: 243 (1856). Synonyms: Smithanthe…
ORCHIDACEAE Juss. Fortnight: Oncidium flexuosum from KFRI Kerala BS 26 : Attachments (6). 5 posts by 4 authors. Oncidium flexuosum from KFRI Kerala Please validate excellent shots, also known by name “Dancing Doll” Orchid Yes Oncidium flexuosum hybrid. This genus has so many hybrid that no idea…
Habenaria linguella Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 325 1835. (syn: Centrochilus gracilis Schauer; Habenaria acuifera var. linguella (Lindl.) Finet; Habenaria chrysantha Schltr.; Habenaria endothrix Miq.; Habenaria simeonis Kraenzl.); ORCHIDACEAE Juss. Fortnight: Habenaria linguella Lindl. from Hong Kong, PKS-47 : Attachments (3). 5 posts…
Phalaenopsis [1] for ID – 300412 – RK: Pics taken at home, Bangalore on 13-11-2011 at 2.30 pm. Will appreciate ID. Will give more pics of details if necessary. Size of flowers about 21/2 ” across Yes these are Phalaenopsis hybrids. Phalaenopsis [4 ] hybrid…
Orchidaceae Fortnight:: Renanthera imschootiana x Aerides odorata : Kalimpong : MN32 : 1 image. 4 posts by 4 authors. Renanthera imschootiana x Aerides odorata Kalimpong : May 2013 I imagine if there is any Aerides in this. But nice pic. I doubt the id is wrong. I do not…