Gastrochilus flabelliformis ?

Gastrochilus flabelliformis ?;




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It is my pleasure to share few images of Gastrochilus acaulis Syn Gastrochilus pulchellus (Orchidaceae)

Ref: http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ernet.in/hjcb2/herbsheet.php?id=3132&cat=1

Ref: http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-88642

Ref: https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Gastrochilus_acaulis

Ref: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Gastrochilus_acaulis 

Habit: Herb 

Habitat: Epiphytic, Shola forest 

Sighting: Mullaianagiri, Chikmagalur, Karnataka, about 1700 msl 

Date: 19-02-2016


It's always a pleasure to see- to go through your posts.
Who identified this orchid? It is very interesting..... I must say, somehow it doesnt match to anything from south and it could be a new species!!



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