Finding
Confirmation based on the tri-lobed lip and horizontally held tubular-like petals; excellent match to the photo on the IOSPE, the photos in orchidroots.com and to the illustration in Lucksom's 2007 " The Orchids of Sikkim and NE Himalaya". This plant matches the flower size and number of flowers per inflorescence for P. parishii.
Overall Length Of Growth Cane: proteranthous-like
Number Of Leaves Per Growth Or Cane: 5
Leaf Length: 7 cm
Leaf Width: 2.8
Leaf Shape: ovate-elliptic, acute
Inflorescence Overall Length: 19 cm
Inflorescence Arrangement: erect
Floral Bracts Length: 1.5 cm
Floral Bracts Width: 0.5 cm
Ovary Length: 0.7 cm
Ovary Width: 0.1
Ovary Shape: round in cross section
Ovary Color: light chartreuse
Ovary Texture: glabrous
Flower Natural Spread Length: 0.5 cm
Flower Natural Spread Width: 1.5 cm
Dorsal Sepal Length: 0.6 cm
Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.2 cm
Lateral Sepals Length: 0.6 cm
Lateral Sepals Width: 0.1 cm
Petals Length: 0.7 cm
Petals Width: 0.1 cm
Judging Center: Atlanta
Award Number: 20232080
Award Date: May 13, 2023
Awarded As: Peristylus parishii
Peristylus parishii Rchb.f.
First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 139 (1874)
This species is accepted by Kew on POWO
The native range of this species is Indian Subcontinent to S. China and Indo-China. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome. This plant imported from Thailand.