    Images by tspkumar Robiquetia rosea (Lindl.) Garay, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 23: 197 1972. (syn: Cleisostoma ornithorrhynchum (Rchb.f.) Garay; Gastrochilus roseus (Lindl.) Kuntze; Malleola rosea (Lindl.) Schltr.; Saccolabium roseum Lindl.; Saccolabium walkerianum (Wight) Rchb.f.; Sarcanthus ornithorrhynchus Rchb.f.; Sarcanthus walkerianus Wight); India (Karnataka), Sri Lanka (As per WCSP) Epiphytes, to 8 cm tall. Leaves 4-7 x 0.3 cm, linear, grooved, blunt at apex. Flowers white, in about 5 cm long axillary lax raceme; bracts 2 x 1 mm, ovate, acuminate, 1-veined; sepals 3 x 2 mm, obovate, acute, 1-veined; sepals and petals gland dotted; lip 7 x 2.5 mm, obscurely 3-lobed with a conspicuous spur; side lobes insignificant; midlobe triangular. Flowering and fruiting: October-November Evergreen and shola forests Peninsular India (Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi It is my pleasure to share a few images of this epiphytic orchid, Robiquetia rosea Habit: Herb Habitat: Epiphytic, montane forest. Sighting: Kuduremukha, Chikmagalur, Karnataka, about 1500 msl Date: 12-09-2015 |
Robiquetia rosea
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