Synonym:
Anisopetalon careyanum Hook., Exot. Fl. 2: t. 149 (1825).
Phyllorkis purpurea (Hook.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 676 (1891).
Pleurothallis purpurea D.Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 33 (1825).
Tribrachia purpurea (D.Don) Lindl., Coll. Bot.: t. 41 (1826).
Bulbophyllum cupreum Hook., Bot. Mag. 88: t. 5316 (1862), nom. illeg.
Bulbophyllum careyanum var. ochracea Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 710 (1890).
Bulbophyllum careyanum var. sikkimense Lucksom, Orchids Sikkim N. E.
Himalaya: 700 (2007), no type.
Family: ORCHIDACEAE
Distribution: India, Western Himalaya, Eastern Himalaya, Nepal,
Mayanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
Current pic is from our live collection now at Forest Department of
Uttarakhand. The plants were collected from Gori Valley, Pithoragarh,
Uttarakhand.
Regards
Pankaj
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