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New Distributional Record of Gastrochilus affinis (Orchidaceae) from Western Himalaya with Notes on A New Synonym and Typification


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1 Botanical Survey of India, Western Regional Centre, Pune- 411001, India
2 Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, 4, Kalidas Road, Dehradun - 248001, India
3 Central National Herbarium, Botanical Survey of India, Botanic Garden, Howrah - 711 103, India
4 Uttarakhand Space Application Centre, Upper Aamwala, Tapowan-Nalapani, Dehradun-248008, India
 

Gastrochilus affinis (King & Pantl.) Schltr. is reported here for the first time from Western Himalaya. Gastrochilus nepalensis Raskoti, a species from Nepal described in 2015 is reduced to synonymy under G. affinis. A note on typification of G. affinis is also provided in the present communication.

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Epiphyte, Gastrochilus nepalensis, Lectotype, Orchid, Uttarakhand.
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  • New Distributional Record of Gastrochilus affinis (Orchidaceae) from Western Himalaya with Notes on A New Synonym and Typification

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Authors

Jeewan Singh Jalal
Botanical Survey of India, Western Regional Centre, Pune- 411001, India
Ishwari Datt Rai
Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, 4, Kalidas Road, Dehradun - 248001, India
Avishek Bhattacharjee
Central National Herbarium, Botanical Survey of India, Botanic Garden, Howrah - 711 103, India
Gajendra Singh
Uttarakhand Space Application Centre, Upper Aamwala, Tapowan-Nalapani, Dehradun-248008, India

Abstract


Gastrochilus affinis (King & Pantl.) Schltr. is reported here for the first time from Western Himalaya. Gastrochilus nepalensis Raskoti, a species from Nepal described in 2015 is reduced to synonymy under G. affinis. A note on typification of G. affinis is also provided in the present communication.

Keywords


Epiphyte, Gastrochilus nepalensis, Lectotype, Orchid, Uttarakhand.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.20324/nelumbo%2Fv62%2F2020%2F153741