Gastrochilus acutifolius (Lindl.) Kuntze

 
  • Family : ORCHIDACEAE
    (Orchid Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ORCHID FAMILY (ऑर्चिड फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Orchidaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Gastrochilus dentatus (Rchb.f.) Kuntze; Gastrochilus denticulatus (Paxton) Kuntze; Saccolabium acutifolium Lindl.; Saccolabium dentatum Rchb.f.; Saccolabium denticulatum Paxton
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Gastrochilus acutifolius (Lindl.) Kuntze
  • Common name : Pointed-Leaf Gastrochilus
  • Habit : Epiphytic herb
  • Habitat : Open primary, mossy, semi-deciduous, broad-leafed, mixed and coniferous forest; 2000 - 2500 m. altitude
  • Flower, Fruit : October-November
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Vietnam, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to China (South-West Yunnan)
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 228
    • Kumar P. et. al., (2008). Orchidaceae, Uttarakhand, Western Himalaya, India. Check List 4(3): 304–323
    • Jalal J.S. and Jayanthi J., (2015)
    • AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST OF THE ORCHIDS OF WESTERN HIMALAYA, INDIA. LANKESTERIANA 15(1): 7-50
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Gastrochilus acutifolius. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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