Rediscovery of Taeniophyllum scaberulum Hook.f., an endemic orchid from Periyar Tiger Reserve, Kerala, India

Rajesh K.P., Jomy Augustine & N. Sasidharan

Published on : 01-Jan-2022

DOI : https://dx.doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.1997.07.01.08

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Abstract

Taeniophyllum scaberulum Hook. f. (Orchidaceae) first collected in 1854 from 'Travancore', had so far not been located and was considered extinct Now the species is collected after a gap of 140 years from the Periyar Tiger Reserve, Kerala.