Odontochilus elwesii

Odontochilus elwesii C.B.Clarke ex Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 100 (1890) (syn: Anoectochilus daoensis Gagnep. ; Anoectochilus elwesii (C.B.Clarke ex Hook.f.) King & Pantl.; Anoectochilus purpureus (C.S.Leou) S.S.Ying ; Cystopus elwesii (C.B.Clarke ex Hook.f.) Kuntze; Odontochilus purpureus C.S.Leou);
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Central Himalaya to S. China and Indo-China, Taiwan: Assam, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam as POWO;
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Common name: Elwes Toothed-Lip Orchid
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Odontochilus elwesii C.B.Clarke ex Hook.f: 2 high res. images.
closeup of flower



Odontochilus elwesii: 3 images.

we don’t have this species on our eflora site
please upload this
it is found at sikkim last months (14.8.25)
large file can be only sent with drive therefore i have sent this to you


Forwarding after resizing larger images.


Yes Odontochilus elwesii.


 

 


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References:
POWO  Catalogue of Life  GBIF (High resolution specimens)  Flora of China  FOC illustration  India Flora Online  Flowers of India  iNaturalist

Updated on August 24, 2025

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