Category: Gastrochilus

An article on Gastrochilus: Here is a link to one of my new articles which covers two aspects. Amerasinghe, K., N. Weerasinghe, M. Abeysinghe, C. Bandara, K.P. Wojtas & P. Kumar. 2023. Gastrochilus flabelliformis (Blatt. & McCann) C.J.Saldanha (Epidendroideae: Vandeae: Aeridinae), an addition to the orchid flora of Sri Lanka, with taxonomic notes on Gastrochilus dasypogon […]

Gastrochilus sp. for identification: 2 high res. images. Location : Manipur Habitat: epiphytic, wild Altitude: 1018 Collected on 7 Nov 2022 Gastrochilus obliquus var. suavis (Seidenf.) Z.H.Tsi This looks like Gastrochilus acutifolius which is known to be found in Manipur. This is either Gastrochilus acutifolius or G. dasypogon.

Gastrochilus obliquus (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 661 1891. (syn: Gastrochilus bigibbus (Rchb.f. ex Hook.f.) Kuntze; Saccolabium bigibbum Rchb.f. ex Hook.f.; Vanda obliqua Wall. ex Hook.f.); . Himalaya to China (SW. Sichuan, S. Yunnan) and Indo-China: Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO; . Common name: Slanting Belly-Lip Orchid . Gastrochilus obliquus var. […]

Gastrochilus acutifolius (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 661 1891. (syn: Aerides umbellata Wall. [Invalid]; Gastrochilus dentatus (Rchb.f.) Kuntze; Gastrochilus denticulatus (Paxton) Kuntze; Saccolabium acutifolium Lindl.; Saccolabium dentatum Rchb.f.; Saccolabium denticulatum Paxton); . Himalaya to China (SW. Yunnan) as per WCSP; . Assam; East Himalaya; Nepal; Vietnam; West Himalaya as per Catalogue of Life;  . […]

Gastrochilus flabelliformis ?; . Orchidaceae for identification 090213MK01: Please help me to identify this Orchid found in a moist forest (sub-tropical evergreen forest). Date: 27 Dec 2012 Place: Kolli Hills, TN Alt.: 1400 m asl This looks like a Gastrochilus. Will have to see the flowers to confirm the species. Yes its looks like Gastrochilus, flowers must be needed to […]

Gastrochilus acaulis (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 661 1891. (Syn: Cleisostoma acaule Lindl.; Gastrochilus indicus Garay [Illegitimate]; Gastrochilus nilagiricus Kuntze; Gastrochilus pulchellus (Wight) Schltr.; Saccolabium acaule (Lindl.) Hook.f.; Saccolabium nilagiricum Hook.f. [Illegitimate]; Saccolabium pulchellum (Wight) C.E.C.Fisch.; Vanda fimbriata Gardner ex Thwaites; Vanda pulchella Wight); . India, Sri Lanka (as per WCSP); . Zanhe (1996) […]

Gastrochilus calceolaris (Buch.-Ham. ex Sm.) D.Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 32 1825. (syn: Aerides calceolaris Buch.-Ham. ex Sm.; Aerides leopardorum Wall. ex Hook.f.; Epidendrum calceolare (Buch.-Ham. ex Sm.) D.Don; Gastrochilus calceolaris var. biflora L.R.Shakya & M.R.Shrestha; Gastrochilus philippinensis Ames; Saccolabium calceolare (Buch.-Ham. ex Sm.) Lindl. ; Saccolabium calceolare (Buch.-Ham. ex Sm.) Lindl. ex Wall.; Sarcochilus nepalensis Spreng. […]

Gastrochilus kadooriei, Kumar, P., S.W.Gale, A.Kocyan, G.A.Fischer, L.Averyanov, R.Borosova, A.Bhattacharjee, J.-H.Li & K.S.Pang. Phytotaxa Vol 164, No 2 2014;   Illustration by Pankaj Kumar (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)       Orchidaceae Juss.: Gastrochilus kadooriei Kumar et al. from Hong Kong : 7 posts by 6 authors. Attachments (2). Finally […]

Image by Pankaj Kumar & inserted by Sushant More   Gastrochilus bellinus (Rchb.f.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 661 1891. (syn: Saccolabium bellinum Rchb.f.);        ORCHIDACEAE Juss. Fortnight: Gastrochilus bellinus (Rchb.f.) Kuntze from Hong Kong, PKS-174 : Attachments (2). 4 posts by 3 authors. Gastrochilus bellinus (Rchb.f.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 661 […]

 (Images By Pankaj Kumar & inserted By Sushant More)   Gastrochilus hainanensis Z.H.Tsi, Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 9(2): 21 1989.;     ORCHIDACEAE Juss. Fortnight: Gastrochilus hainanensis Z.H.Tsi from Hong Kong, PKS-173 : Attachments (2). 2 posts by 2 authors. Gastrochilus hainanensis Z.H.Tsi, Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 9(2): 21 (1989). Distribution: C. Hainan to Indo-China Its […]

Gastrochilus flabelliformis (Blatt. & McCann) C.J.Saldanha, Fl. Hassan Distr. 830 1976. (Syn: Saccolabium flabelliforme Blatt. & McCann); (Images By Manudev K Madhavan (Id by Giby Kuriakose & Inserted By Sushant More)       As per efi thread : Zanhe (1996) in the Revision of Gastrochilus writes: Blade of the epichile acute at apex, sometimes with short […]

Gastrochilus distichus (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 661 1891. (Syn: Gastrochilus biglandulosus Kuntze; Saccolabium distichum Lindl.);   Images by D S Rawat  (For more images & complete details, click on the links)       Gastrochilus distichus from Kumaon, Uttarakhand : Attachments (2). 8 posts by 7 authors. Gastrochilus distichus (Lindl.) O.Ktz. (Orchidaceae) is a temperate epiphytic orchid […]