Bergenia purpurascens

Bergenia purpurascens (Hook.f. & Thomson) Engl., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 26: 841 1868. (Syn: Bergenia delavayi (Franch.) Engl.; Bergenia purpurascens var. delavayi (Franch.) Engl. & Irmsch.; Bergenia purpurascens f. delavayi (Franch.) Hand.-Mazz.; Bergenia purpurascens var. macrantha (Franch.) Diels; Bergenia purpurascens var. sessilis Cass.; Saxifraga delavayi Franch.; Saxifraga purpurascens Hook. f. & Thomson; Saxifraga purpurascens var. macrantha Franch.);

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ID Please
A herb at Tsongmo Lake, Sikkm
19May, 2013

Is it an orchid?

Not an Orchid. It is a species of Bergenia (Saxifragaceae), possibly B.purpurascens.

I think it is Bergenia, probably B. stracheyi

… should be correct. Saw the mail after hitting send button…and undo didn’t work 🙁

Certainly not Coelogyne, with is an epiphytic orchid and different coloured flowers.

… is correct that it is Bergenia purpurascens. Not B.stracheyi which is not recorded in E.Himalaya. Has purplish flowers with leaves

without margin finely toothed with bristle-like hairs.

Recorded amongst rocks & open slopes from Central Nepal to SW China @ 3600-4700m. The common alpine species of C & E Nepal.

References:

The Plant List GRIN Annonated checklist of the flowering plants of Nepal Flora of China Bergenia purpurascens – Missouri Botanical Garden Flowers of India

Updated on December 24, 2024