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Papilionanthe

Papilionanthe Schlechter

An Indo-Malesian genus of 12 species of epiphytic orchids, Papilionanthe is represented in India by 5 species . Only one species has so far been recorded from kerala .

1. Papilionanthe cylindrica (Lindl) Seidenf., Descr. Epidendr. Koenig 33. 1995.

Aerides cylindrica Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orch. 340. 1883, excl. syn.; Wight 1851 : 19 .T. 1744 ; J.D. hook 1890: 44 & 196 (excl. syn. Epidendrum subulatum and Limodorum subulatum ); Fischer in Gamble 1928 : 1442 ; Saldanha in Saldanha & Nicolson 1976: 812 ; Abraham & Vatsala 1981: 444; Papilionanthe subulata auct. non ( Wild) Garay: Jayaweera in Dassanayake & Fosberg 1981:202; Seidenfaden in Matthew 1983:1576; Joseph 1987: 108, fig. 54; Sathish Kumar & Manilal 1994 : 19 & 82.

Lindley utilized collections by wallich and Wight for describing this speceis .

Occurrence : Trivandrum , Idukki , Palghat and Wayanad districts.

Distribution : South India (Karnataka , Kerala and Tamil Nadu) and Sri Lanka .

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