Orchidaceae: Odisha cleistantha S.Misra (= Habenaria pelorioides non E.C.Parish & Rchb.f.)

[Pankaj Kumar]

Odisha cleistantha S.Misra, Orchids India: 252 (2007)

Recently this plant has been established as a new species by Dr. Sarat
Misra as Odisha cleistantha S.Misra. For long even Dr. Misra and me
used to call it as Habenaria pelorioides E.C.Parish & Rchb.f., Trans.
Linn. Soc. London 30: 139 (1874).

Family: Orchidaceae
Location: Jharkhand
Distribution: India (Orissa and Jharkhand)
Note: Cleistantha because the flowers never open up completely and
seems it undergo self pollination and also because anthers are almost
fused to the rostellum.

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Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae)
Research Associate
Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project
Department of Habitat Ecology
Wildlife Institute of India
Post Box # 18
Dehradun - 248001, India

[Dr Pankaj Kumar]

The flower in Slide47 has been opened deliberately. At that time I was
not aware, I thought before it dies off, I should take a pic so I
opened it!!! Later I realsed, it never actually opens up.
Pankaj