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Home > Orchids of Kerala > Taeniophyllum TaeniophyllumTaeniophyllum Blume A palaeotropic genus of 120-150 species of tiny epiphytes without
leaves, Taeniophyllum is represented in India by 8 species . Two species
are found in Kerala 1. Taeniophyllum alwisii Lindl. , J. Linn. Soc. Bot. 3: 42 . J.D. Hook . 1890: 76; J.D. Hook . in Trimen 1898: 203; Jayaweera in Dassanayake & Fosberg 1981 : 283 ; Seidenfaden in Matthew 1983: 1603. Lindley described this species after a drawing sent by Thwaites from Sri Lanka . Occurrence : Wayanad District. Distribution : South India (Kerala , Tamil Nadu) and Sri Lanka . 2. Taeniophyllum scaberulum J.D. Hook.,
Fl. Brit. Ind. 6 : 77. Hooker used Rev. Edmund Johnson's collection from ' Cottayam ' made in 1840 for describing this species which was long lost. It was rediscovered recently from Periyar Tiger Reserve (Rajesh et al. 1997). Occurrence : Idukki district . Distribution : Local Endemic (Kerala). There is an unconfirmed report of its occurrence in Nepal . |
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