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Home > Orchids of Kerala > Saccolabiopsis SaccolabiopsisSaccolabiopsis J.J.Smith An Indo-Malesian genus of about dozen species , Saccolabiopsis is represented in India by a single species -Saccolabiopsis pusilla (Lindl. ) Sedienf. & Garay , recorded earlier from Northeast India . 1. Saccolabiopsis pusilla (Lindl.) Seidenf. & Garay , Bot. Tidsskr . 67: 118 .F. 33. 1972 ; Seidenfaden 1988: 228. Oeceoclades puseilla Lindl ., Gen . Sp . Orch. 237 . 1833
. Saccolabium pumilio Rchb.f. in Walp . Ann. 6 : 886.864 .; J.D. Hook
. 1890 : 56 (excl . syn . Saccolabium discolor)
Saccolabiopsis pusilla (Lindl.) Seidenf. & Garay a. habit, b. flower, c. dorsal sepal, d. lateral sepal, e. petal, f. lip, g. flower-cut through column and spur, h. column-front view. i. operculum, j. and K. pollinarium This was collected from a road side tree (Elaeocarpus tuberculatus) near Angamuzhi during March 1991. It flowered under cultivation the same year (CSK 1432 TBGT!) proving to be a new generic as well as species record for peninsular India Occurrence : Pathanamthitta District. Distribution : India , Balgladesh , Burma and Thailand . |
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