November 2016 – Naresh Swami | The Orchids of the Sikkim Himalaya

Cymbidium lancifolium Hook.

TERRESTRIAL ORCHIDS by NARESH SWAMI

ISBN 978-93-5258-377-5

Cymbidium lancifolium Hook. – A species with beautifully colored flowers -its sepals are pale yellowish-green with tinges of purple, petals pale yellowish with a broad purple mid vein, the peduncle deep purple. The author during his work was able to discover a variety with pale green peduncle and rachis from the state of Arunachal Pradesh during his study. The book, TERRESTRIAL ORCHIDS, presents the species in bloom, with its characteristics and habitat described in great detail and dimension.

Crepidium purpureum (Lindl.) Szlach.

TERRESTRIAL ORCHIDS by NARESH SWAMI

ISBN 978-93-5258-377-5

Crepidium purpureum (Lindl.) Szlach. – Sir. George King and Robert Pantling in their monumental work, The Orchids of the Sikkim-Himalaya published in the year 1898, noted about the species, “flowers vary from pale yellow to dull purple”. The author during his work was able to rediscover and document many specimens with color variations from pale yellow to dull purple. Many of them are the first ever evidence from the region. The book, TERRESTRIAL ORCHIDS, presents the species in bloom, with its characteristics and habitat described in great detail and dimension.