Chiloschista usneoides

Chiloschista usneoides (D.Don) Lindl., Edwards’s Bot. Reg. 18: t. 1522 (1832) (syn: Aerides convallarioides Wall. ex Lindl.; Epidendrum usneoides D.Don ; Sarcochilus usneoides (D.Don) Rchb.f. ; Thrixspermum usneoides (D.Don) Rchb.f.); . Himalaya to Myanmar: East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, West Himalaya as per POWO; . Common name: Lichen Split-Lip Orchid . Plant epiphytic or lithophytic, pendent; roots tufted, long, twisted. Inflorescence many flowered; […]

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Chiloschista lunifera

Chiloschista lunifera (Rchb.f.) J.J.Sm., Orch. Java 553 1905. (Syn: Chiloschista indica J.J.Sm.; Chiloschista javanica Schltr.; Chiloschista lunifera (Rchb. f.) Schltr.; Sarcochilus lunifer (Rchb. f.) Benth. ex Hook. f.; Sarcochilus luniferus (Rchb.f.) Benth. ex Hook.f.; Thrixspermum luniferum Rchb.f.);             ORCHIDACEAE Juss. Fortnight: Chiloschista lunifera (Rchb.f.) J.J.Sm. from Hong Kong, PKS-186 : […]

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Chiloschista yunnanensis (China)

Chiloschista yunnanensis Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 4: 74 1919. ;               ORCHIDACEAE Juss. Fortnight: Chiloschista yunnanensis Schltr. from Hong Kong, PKS-187 : Attachments (4). 3 posts by 3 authors. Chiloschista yunnanensis Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 4: 74 (1919). Distribution: China (W. Sichuan, SW. […]

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