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.

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.

Knowing Orchids Seriatim

# 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.