Thursday, February 24

Knowing Orchids Seriatim


# g. Satyrium nepalense D. Don


Habit: Herbaceous (terrestrial)
Family: Orchidaceae
Distribution: Pakistan to South West China, Nepal Himalayas
Altitude range: 1500 – 4000 m average sea level
Habitat: Subtropical to Alpine Meadows; growing open grassy slopes
Flowering: June - September
Reference(s): (Polunin & Stainton 1984)
Photo: Nagarkot, Central Nepal
*Polunin, O. & Stainton, A. (1984) Flowers of the Himalaya. U.K.: Oxford University Press.

Knowing Orchids Seriatim


# f. Pleione humilis (Smith) D. Don


Habit: Herbaceous
Family: Orchidaceae
Distribution: Central Nepal Himalayas to South East China, Burma
Altitude range: 2000 – 3000 m average sea level
Habitat: Temperate zones; growing on rocks and steep banks
Flowering: October - November
Reference(s): (Polunin & Stainton 1984)*
Photo: Olangchunggola, Kanchanjunga Conservation Area, Eastern Nepal. 
*Polunin, O. & Stainton, A. (1984) Flowers of the Himalaya. U.K.: Oxford University Press.

Knowing Orchids Seriatim


# e. Spiranthus sinensis (Pers.) Ames


Habit: Herbaceous (terrestrial)
Family: Orchidaceae
Distribution: Afganistan to South East China through Nepal Himalayas, Australia
Altitude range: 1000 – 4500 m average sea level
Habitat: Subtropical to Alpine Meadows; growing open slopes and cultivated areas
Flowering: April - August
Reference(s): (Polunin & Stainton 1984)*
Photo: Nagarkot, Central Nepal
* Polunin, O. & Stainton, A. (1984) Flowers of the Himalaya. U.K.: Oxford University Press.

Tuesday, February 22

Knowing Orchids Seriatim


# d. Pleione praecox (Smith) D. Don


Habit: Herbaceous (forest epiphyte)
Family: Orchidaceae
Distribution: Uttar Pradesh to South West China through Nepal Himalayas
Altitudinal range: 1800 – 2500 m average sea level
Habitat: Subtropical to temperate zones; growing on rocks and steep mossy banks
Flowering: October - November
Reference(s): (Polunin & Stainton 1984)*
Photo: on the way to Curriee – Kalinchowk, Gaurishankar Conservation Area, Central Nepal; taken while growing on Quercus semicarpifolia (Oak) tree trunk.
*Polunin, O. & Stainton, A. (1984) Flowers of the Himalaya. U.K.: Oxford University Press.

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# c. Coelogyne punctulata Lindley


Habit: Herbaceous (epiphytic)
Family: Orchidaceae
Distribution: Eastern Nepal to South West China
Altitudinal range: 900 – 2100 m average sea level
Habitat: Subtropical to temperate zones
Flowering: May
Reference(s): (Stainton 1988)*
Photo: on the way to Olangchunggola, Kanchanjunga Conservation Area, Eastern Nepal.
*Stainton, A. (1988) Flowers of the Himalaya (A supplement). U.K.: Oxford University Press.

Knowing Orchids Seriatim

# b. Coelogyne cristata Lindley


Habit: Herbaceous (epiphytic)
Family: Orchidaceae
Distribution: Himalayas
Altitudinal range: 1000 – 2500 m average sea level
Habitat: Subtropical to temperate zones; growing on rocks
Flowering: February – April
Reference(s): (Polunin & Stainton 1984)*
Photo: on the way from Birethanti to Ulleri, Annapurna Conservation Area, Central Nepal.
*Polunin, O. & Stainton, A. (1984) Flowers of the Himalaya. U.K.: Oxford University Press.

Knowing Orchids Seriatim


# a. Calanthe plantaginea Lindley


Habit: Herbaceous (terrestrial)
Family: Orchidaceae
Distribution: west Himalayas, Nepal and Bhutan
Altitudinal range: 1500 – 2100 m average sea level
Habitat: Subtropical to temperate zone; edge of forests; steeply rocky landscapes
Flowering: January – April
Reference(s): (Rajbhandari & Bhattarai 2001)*
Photo taken: on the way to Thulo Syafru Village, Langtnag National Park, Rasuwa Nepal 

*Rajbhandari, K. R. & Bhattarai, S. (2001) Beautiful Orchids of Nepal. Kathmandu: Authors.