Peristylus tentaculatus (Orchidaceae): A new record for India from the Western Ghats of Kerala

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Published: 30.06.2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2016.26.01.15
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India, Kerala, New Record, Peristylus tentaculatus, Western Ghats

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K. M. Prabhukumar
Centre for Medicinal Plants Research, Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal, Malappuram – 676 503, Kerala, India.
V. V. Naveen Kumar
Post Graduate and Research Department of Botany, S.N.M. College, Maliankara, Ernakulam – 683 516, Kerala, India.
N. Bhavadas
Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi, Thrissur – 680 653, Kerala, India.
C. N. Sunil
Post Graduate and Research Department of Botany, S.N.M. College, Maliankara, Ernakulam – 683 516, Kerala, India.
Pankaj Kumar
Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, Lam Kam Road, Lam Tsuen, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong
Balachandran Indira
Centre for Medicinal Plants Research, Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal, Malappuram – 676 503, Kerala, India.

Abstract

Peristylus tentaculatus (Lindl.) J.J. Sm. (Orchidaceae), an orchid native to China, is reported here for the first time from India. Detailed description, notes on distribution and photographs are provided for accurate identification.

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Vol. 26 No. 1 (2016): Rheedea

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Prabhukumar, K. M., Naveen Kumar, V. V., Bhavadas, N., Sunil, C. N., Kumar, P., & Indira, B. (2016). Peristylus tentaculatus (Orchidaceae): A new record for India from the Western Ghats of Kerala. Rheedea, 26(1), 77-79. https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2016.26.01.15
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