Porpax gigantea

Porpax gigantea Deori, Bull. Bot. Surv. India 17: 174 1975 publ. 1978. (syn: Porpax fibuliformis var. gigantea (Deori) Debta & H.J.Chowdhery); . Assam to Thailand: Assam, Myanmar, Thailand as per POWO; . MS June, 2019/06 Porpax sp. for ID : 8 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (1) Location : Lurh tlang, Mizoram Altitude : ca 1,800 m. Date […]

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Porpax ustulata

Porpax ustulata (E.C.Parish & Rchb.f.) Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 16: 8 1908. (syn: Eria ustulata E.C.Parish & Rchb.f.; Pinalia ustulata (E.C.Parish & Rchb.f.) Kuntze; Porpax ustulata (E.C. Parish & Rchb. f.) Kraenzl.); China South-Central; Myanmar; Thailand as per Catalogue of Life;   Porpax sp. from South Andaman Island : 8 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) […]

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Porpax reticulata

Porpax reticulata Lindl., Edwards’s Bot. Reg. 31(Misc.): 62 1845. (syn. Aggeranthus marchantioides Wight; Cryptochilus reticulatus (Lindl.) Rchb.f.; Eria reticulata (Lindl.) Benth.; Porpax papillosa Blatt. & McCann); .  Common name: Gramophone Orchid . Pseudobulbs discoid, covered with long sheaths of reticulate nerves, 5 x 2 cm, broadly ovate, spathulate, obtuse. Flowers deep brownish red, from the […]

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Porpax jerdoniana

Porpax jerdoniana (Wight) Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 16: 8 1908. (Syn: Cryptochilus wightii Rchb.f.; Eria jerdoniana (Wight) Rchb.f.; Eria lichenora Lindl.; Lichenora jerdoniana Wight; Pinalia jerdoniana (Wight) Kuntze; Porpax lichenora (Lindl.) T.Cooke); . Common name: Jerdon’s Porpax • Marathi: Fulpakhru Amri . Small, epiphytic herbs; pseudobulbs 5-6 mm across, flat, discoid, covered by rigid net-like sheaths. […]

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