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A New Subspecies of Odisha Cleistantha (Orchidaceae) from Koraput District of Odisha, India


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1 Orchid Study Centre, C-89 HIG, Baramunda Housing Board Colony, Bhubaneswar – 751 003, Odisha, India
 

Odisha cleistantha S. Misra subsp. flabellata S. Misra is described from the Koraput district of Odisha. It differs from its typical form (subsp. cleistantha) in having a flabelliform labellum and divergent stigma lobes of the flower.Odisha cleistantha S. Misra subsp. flabellata S. Misra is described from the Koraput district of Odisha. It differs from itstypical form (subsp. cleistantha) in having a flabelliform labellum and divergent stigma lobes of the flower.

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Odisha, Orchidaceae, New Subspecies, Koraput, India.
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  • MISRA, S. 2007. Orchids of India – A glimpse. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun, pp. 402.

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  • A New Subspecies of Odisha Cleistantha (Orchidaceae) from Koraput District of Odisha, India

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Sarat Misra
Orchid Study Centre, C-89 HIG, Baramunda Housing Board Colony, Bhubaneswar – 751 003, Odisha, India

Abstract


Odisha cleistantha S. Misra subsp. flabellata S. Misra is described from the Koraput district of Odisha. It differs from its typical form (subsp. cleistantha) in having a flabelliform labellum and divergent stigma lobes of the flower.Odisha cleistantha S. Misra subsp. flabellata S. Misra is described from the Koraput district of Odisha. It differs from itstypical form (subsp. cleistantha) in having a flabelliform labellum and divergent stigma lobes of the flower.

Keywords


Odisha, Orchidaceae, New Subspecies, Koraput, India.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.20324/nelumbo%2Fv60%2F2018%2F140933