Liparis wightiana Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 295 1861. (syn: Diteilis wightiana (Thwaites) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones; Leptorchis trimenii (Ridl.) Kuntze; Leptorchis wightiana (Thwaites) Kuntze; Leptorkis trimenii (Ridl.) Kuntze; Leptorkis wightiana (Thwaites) Kuntze; Liparis atropurpurea Wight [Illegitimate]; Liparis trimenii Ridl.); Herbs to 15 cm, base bulbous. Leaves to 5.5 x 2 cm, ovate, acuminate. Flowers yellowish with brown tinge, in about 4-8 cm long racemes; bracts 9 x 3.5 mm, lanceolate, acuminate; dorsal sepal lanceolate, obtuse, 3-veined; lateral sepals subfalcately lanceolate, acute, 3-veined; petals linear, obtuse, 1-veined; lip 7 x 6 mm, oblong-orbicular, auricled at base, disc with 2 tubercled calli, margins hairy. Flowering and fruiting: August-September Grasslands South India and Sri Lanka (Attributions – Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi      Orchid_2_Mullaiyanagiri_25-7-2015 for ID assistance. : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5) Submitting images of a lithophytic orchid for identification (Malaxis sp…???….Liparis sp…???) Date/time: 25-7-2015/ About 2-00 pm Location: Mullaiyanagiri, Chikmagalur, Karnataka about 1600 msl Habitat: Wild. Habit: Lithophytic herb. Liparis is very tricky….. this could be Liparis wightiana…. This is some Liparis spp. need to check
Submitting images of an epiphytic Orchid that I believe is a Liparis sp for identification. Date/time:30-7-2015/ About 6-00 pm Location: Devaramane, Mudigere, Chikmagalur, Karnataka about 1500 msl Habitat: Wild, epiphytic. Habit: Herb. ‘Another Liparis species. My guess L atropurpurea! this is not Liparis atropurpurea most probably it is Liparis wightiana
Previously I had uploaded two sets of images of terrestrial/epiphytic orchids that were identified as Liparis wightana and Liparis barbata. I believe the present specimen is a different one. Kindly help in its identification. Date/time: 28-8-2015/about 6-00 pm Location Mullaianagiri, Chikmagalur, Karnataka about 1700 msl Habit: Herb. Habitat: Wild, terrestrial amidst grass and rocks I would say this is Liparis wightiana…. There are lot of Liparis in south and many of them are tricky to identify as they were not seen so often. Thanks for sharing…
TSP-SEP2016-11-436:Images of Liparis wightana (Orchidaceae) : 7 posts by 4 authors. Presenting few images of Liparis wightiana (Orchidaceae ) ….Scape dark crimson, sepals and petals pale green or yellow…! Ref-1: http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ernet.in/hjcb2/herbsheet.php?id=3101&cat=1 Ref-2: http://indiabiodiversity.org/observation/show/395116 Habit:Herb Habitat:Wild,Montane forest amidst grass Sighting:Mulliainagiri,Chikmagalur,Karnataka,about 1700 msl Date:10-08-2016 Very beautiful species indeed, marvellous captures.. This is another genus which is very tough…. It looks so much surely like Liparis wightiana but colour is so different. But obviously it has to be wightiana.
100-TSP-ID-28SEP2016-1: Liparis sp (Orchidaceae) for ID : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5) Kindly examine and identify this Liparis sp (Orchidaceae)…..Liparis wightiana (Ref: http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ernet.in/hjcb2/herbsheet.php?id=3101&cat=1) OR Liparis biloba (Ref: http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ernet.in/hjcb2/herbsheet.php?id=3116&cat=1) ...??? Habit:Herb Habitat:Wild,in rock crevices,Montane forest Sighting:Mullianagiri,Chikmagalur,Karnataka,about 1700 msl Date:06-08-2016 Most of the Liparis posted by you recently, I think are Liparis wightiana. I am not very convinced with the link you provided.
101-TSP-ID-28SEP2016-2: Liparis sp (Orchidaceae) @ Mullaianagiri for ID : 9 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (5) Kindly examine and identify this Liparis sp (Orchidaceae)…..Liparis wightiana (Ref:http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ernet.in/hjcb2/herbsheet.php?id=3101&cat=1) OR Liparis biloba (Ref:http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ernet.in/hjcb2/herbsheet.php?id=3116&cat=1) ...??? Habit:Herb Habitat:Wild,Montane forest,amidst grass. Sighting:Mullianagiri,Chikmagalur,Karnataka,about 1700 msl Date:10-08-2016 I think this is Liparis wightiana. We have seen a lot of the pics recently on eflora! Cant be biloba. Thanks for the clarification … I will take it.   ANSEPT11 Liparis biloba : 6 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (2). Thadiyandamol, Coorg Identified by … August 2014 efi page on Liparis nervosa & no page on Liparis biloba as yet This is not Liparis nervosa for sure. Lobes in Liparis biloba has very deeply lobed. I imagine if that is artifact or real. … can you take a look. No I think this is also Liparis wightiana.      101-TSP-ID-28SEP2016-2: Liparis sp (Orchidaceae) @ Mullaianagiri for ID : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5) Kindly examine and identify this Liparis sp (Orchidaceae)…..Liparis wightiana (Ref: http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ernet.in/hjcb2/herbsheet.php?id=3101&cat=1) OR Liparis biloba (Ref: http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ernet.in/hjcb2/herbsheet.php?id=3116&cat=1) ...??? Habit:Herb Habitat:Wild,Montane forest,amidst grass. Sighting:Mullianagiri,Chikmagalur,Karnataka,about 1700 msl Date:10-08-2016 It is possibly Liparis wightiana. Very nice find.
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Liparis wightiana
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