Ornithochilus cacharensis (Orchidaceae), a new species from India (Assam)

H. A. Barbhuiya; C. Deori; B. K. Dutta; A. Kr. Das; A. K. Baishya; A. Schuiteman

doi:10.1007/s12225-012-9381-5

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Kew Bulletin

September 2012, Volume 67, Issue 3, pp 511-516

Ornithochilus cacharensis (Orchidaceae), a new species from India (Assam)

H. A. Barbhuiya,
C. Deori,
B. K. Dutta,
A. Kr. Das,
A. K. Baishya,
A. Schuiteman
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Summary

A new orchid species from Assam, Ornithochilus cacharensis Barbhuiya, B. K. Dutta & Schuit., is described. It differs from the other species in the small genus Ornithochilus (Lindl.) Benth. in floral morphology and in the uniformly red-purple flowers. The taxonomy of the genus is discussed and a key to the known taxa of Ornithochilus is presented.