Goodyera hemsleyana

Goodyera hemsleyana King & Pantl., in J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 64: 342 (1895 publ. 1896) (syn: Epipactis hemsleyana (King & Pantl.) A.A.Eaton; Goodyera dongchenii var. gongligongensis X.H.Jin & S.C.Chen);
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Central & E. Himalaya to China (NW. Yunnan) and N. Myanmar: China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal as per POWO;
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Common name: White-Veined Goodyera, Hemsley’s Goodyera
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Image by Sh. Avishek Bhattacharjee
Please find the enclosed photograph. I took this photograph around 20 years ago using a roll-SLR camera. As a result, the quality is slightly diminished, as this soft-copy/ image was originally scanned from the printed photograph.


 

 

 


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References:
POWO  Catalogue of Life  GBIF (High resolution specimens) India Flora Online  Flowers of India  India Biodiversity Portal  IOSPE Photos
Notes on two species of Goodyera (Orchidaceae)– September 2012 Kew Bulletin 67(3)- Avishek Bhattacharjee & H. J. Chowdhery (Abstract: Goodyera dongchenii Lucksom var. gongligongensis X. H. Jin & S. C. Chen is a new synonym of Goodyera hemsleyana King & Pantl. This constitutes the first record of G. hemsleyana for China. Goodyera dongchenii Lucksom is considered to be conspecific with G. robusta Hook. f. and is reduced to a variety of G. schlechtendaliana Rchb. f. Both species are described and illustrated and a key to the varieties of G. schlechtendaliana is provided. © 2012 The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)

Updated on May 27, 2025

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