TERRESTRIAL ORCHIDS by NARESH SWAMI
ISBN 978-93-5258-377-5
Cypripedium elegans Rchb.f. – An extremely rare species, seldom photographed and studied in its natural habitats. This author during the course of study was able to locate several habitats of the species from the region. The book, TERRESTRIAL ORCHIDS, presents the species in bloom, with its characteristics and habitat described in great detail and dimension.
TERRESTRIAL ORCHIDS by NARESH SWAMI
ISBN 978-93-5258-377-5
Cymbidium macrorhizon Lindl. – In the preface to The Orchids of the Sikkim-Himalaya, Sir George King mentioned collecting this species from the Rangeet Valley in 1879, thereafter the species was never found in Sikkim. Therefore this remarkable species was not described in their monumental book published in the year 1898. This author during the course of study was able to locate many habitats of the species from the region. The book, TERRESTRIAL ORCHIDS, presents the species in bloom, with its characteristics and habitat described in great detail and dimension.
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.
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.
TERRESTRIAL ORCHIDS by NARESH SWAMI
ISBN 978-93-5258-377-5
Crepidium acuminatum (D.Don) Szlach. – a species with beautifully colored flowers, changing its color from greenish yellow to purplish red. The book, TERRESTRIAL ORCHIDS, presents the species in bloom, with its characteristics and habitat described in great detail and dimension.
TERRESTRIAL ORCHIDS by NARESH SWAMI
ISBN 978-93-5258-377-5
Cremastra appendiculata (D.Don) Makino, a species with varying characteristics, from the number of leaves to its flower colourations. The book, TERRESTRIAL ORCHIDS, presents the species in bloom, with its characteristics and habitat described in great detail and dimension.
TERRESTRIAL ORCHIDS by NARESH SWAMI
ISBN 978-93-5258-377-5
Corybas himalaicus (King & Pantling) Schltr., the only petal-less orchid from the region of eastern Himalayas. In their monumental work King and panting mentioned about a “moist vertical rock” from where their collectors found the species. After more than 125 years, this author during his studies was able to locate the same moist vertical rock and the species thriving on it. The book, TERRESTRIAL ORCHIDS, presents the species in bloom, with its characteristics and habitat described in great detail and dimension.
TERRESTRIAL ORCHIDS by NARESH SWAMI
ISBN 978-93-5258-377-5
Cheirostylis griffithii Lindl. – Another beautiful flowered ground orchid which blooms in the summer months, often confused with its close generic allies. The book, TERRESTRIAL ORCHIDS, presents the species in bloom, with its characteristics and habitat described in great detail and dimension.
TERRESTRIAL ORCHIDS by NARESH SWAMI
ISBN 978-93-5258-377-5
Calanthe whiteana King and Pantling – According to King and Pantling who described the species more than 115 years ago, “This is as yet a little-known plant, only a few specimens having hitherto been gathered”. The author during the course of study was able to locate the species from Sikkim as well as Arunachal Pradesh. The discovery and detailed in-situ study helped in updating the hitherto unknown characteristics of the species. The book, TERRESTRIAL ORCHIDS, presents the species in bloom, with its characteristics and habitat described in great detail and dimension.
TERRESTRIAL ORCHIDS by NARESH SWAMI
ISBN 978-93-5258-377-5
Calanthe trulliformis King and Pantling – A very rare species native to Sikkim and Darjeeling district, and believed to be of Eastern Nepal. The species was described more than 115 years ago by King and Pantling in their monumental work. However, till the work of this author in the region, the species was devoid of any photographic evidence. The author during his study was able to rediscover the species from Sikkim as well as from the district of Darjeeling (West Bengal) and produce the only currently available photographic evidence of the species. The book, TERRESTRIAL ORCHIDS, presents the species in bloom, with its characteristics and habitat described in great detail and dimension.
