Ponerorchis chusua (D.Don) Soó

 
  • Family : ORCHIDACEAE
    (Orchid Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ORCHID FAMILY (ऑर्चिड फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Orchidaceae
  • Basionym : Orchis chusua D.Don
  • Synonym(s) : Amitostigma beesianum (W.W.Sm.) Tang & F.T.Wang; Chusua donii Nevski; Chusua nana (King & Pantl.) Pradhan; Chusua nana f. alba Z.H.Wu & Q.H.Yang; Chusua pauciflora (Lindl.) P.F.Hunt; Chusua pulchella (Hand.-Mazz.) P.F.Hunt; Chusua roborowskyi var. delavayi (Schltr.) P.F.Hunt; Chusua roborowskyi var. giraldiana (Kraenzl.) P.F.Hunt; Chusua roborowskyi var. nana (King & Pantl.) P.F.Hunt; Chusua roborowskyi var. tenii (Schltr.) P.F.Hunt; Chusua roborowskyi var. unifoliata (Schltr.) P.F.Hunt; Chusua secunda Nevski; Gymnadenia chusua (D.Don) Lindl.; Gymnadenia pauciflora Lindl.; Habenaria chusua (D.Don) Benth.; Orchis beesiana W.W.Sm.; Orchis delavayi Schltr.; Orchis giraldiana Kraenzl.; Orchis mairei H.Lév.; Orchis nana (King & Pantl.) Schltr.; Orchis parcifloroides Hand.-Mazz.; Orchis pauciflora Fisch. ex Lindl.; Orchis pulchella Hand.-Mazz.; Orchis secunda (Nevski) Vorosch.; Orchis tenii Schltr.; Orchis unifoliata Schltr.; Ponerorchis beesiana (W.W.Sm.) Soó; Ponerorchis chusua var. nana (King & Pantl.) R.C.Srivast.; Ponerorchis nana (King & Pantl.) Soó; Ponerorchis pauciflora (Lindl.) Ohwi; Ponerorchis pulchella (Hand.-Mazz.) Soó
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ponerorchis chusua (D.Don) Soó
  • Common name : Chusua Orchis
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Subalpine to alpine forest, Rhododendron scrub, alpine grasslands, limestone outcrops, scree; 500 - 4500 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Lip broadly oblong to obovate, lobed above middle; mid-lobe oblong, square, or ovate, 1.8-3.5(-5) × 2-3.5(-6) mm, usually longer than broad
  • Flower, Fruit : July-August
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : China, Chita, East Himalaya, India, Inner Mongolia, Khabarovsk, Korea, Manchuria, Myanmar, Nepal, Primorye, Qinghai, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Siberia to Himalaya
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 234
    • 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=Ponerorchis chusua. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

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