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Xenikophyton

Xenikophyton Garay

An endemic genus of Southern India with two species , Xenikophyton was described by Garay who found strange admixture of characters of Cleisomeria and Sarcophyton. Both the species are found in Kerala .

1. Xenikophyton seidenfadenianum M. Kumar & S. Seq. & J.J. Wood, Kew Bull . 57 : 227 . 2002 .

This is a newly described species of from Kerala .

Occurrence : Palghat District .

Distriction : Local Endemic (Kerala)

2.Xenikophyton smeeanum (Rchb.f.) Garay , Bot. Bus . Leafl. Harv. Univ. 23 (10) : 374 . 1974.

Saccolabium smeeanum Rchb.f., Gard. Chron. (ser.3) 2: 214. 1887.

Rhynchostylis latifolia Fischer , Kew Bull. 1927 a: 35 . 1927 : Fischer in Gamble 1928 : 1440.

Schoenorchis latifolia (Fischer ) Saldanha , Journ . Bombay Nat. Hist .Soc. 70 : 414 . 1974 : Saldanha in Saldanha & Nicolson 1976 : 847; Abraham & Vatsala 1981: 473.

Reichenbach f. described Saccolabium smeeanum after a collection of unknown origin sent by A.H. Smee.

Occurrence : Trivandrum , Idukki and Palghat Districts .

Distribution : Regional Endemic (Karnataka , Kerala , Tamil Nadu).


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