Synonym:
Epidendrum sterile Lam., Encycl. 1: 189 (1783).
Bulbophyllum caudatum Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 56 (1830).
Bulbophyllum nilgherrense Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 5: t. 1680 (1851).
Phyllorkis caudata (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 677 (1891).
Phyllorkis nilgherensis (Wight) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 677 (1891).
Family: ORCHIDACEAE
Distribution: South India, Nepal to Myanmar
Current pic was taken at TBGRI, Trivandrum from their live collections
from Kerala.
Regards
Pankaj
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