This is * Peristylus duthiei *(Hook.f.) Deva & H.B.Naithani. Thank you.
Saroj Kasaju On Wed, Jan 28, 2026 at 3:53 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, flowers look different from other observations at > https://efloraofindia.com/efi/peristylus-duthiei/ > > On Wed, 7 Jan 2026 at 12:03, Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I am bringing up this issue again, however, Dr. Kumar had briefed >> about this earlier. >> Most of the databases have still merged this sp. and mentioned *Herminium >> josephi *Rchb.f. >> as the accepted name but the book 'The Orchids of Bhutan' and IPNI has >> them as the separate sps. >> Flowers also look different. >> https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:638608-1 >> https://www.gbif.org/species/5310587 >> https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/3L294 >> https://www.ipni.org/n/638608-1 >> https://www.ipni.org/n/943674-1 >> >> Thank you. >> >> Saroj Kasaju >> >> >> On Fri, Oct 20, 2017 at 7:08 AM Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Dear Sir >>> Thats really an interesting question and I wasn't aware of it that they >>> were merged. >>> Infact, I believe IT IS WRONG TO MERGE THEM. It has actually been merged >>> by one Nepali guy B.B.Raskoti, if you know him. He is currently working in >>> China with Prof. Jin Xiao Hua. Even Dr Andre Schuiteman from Kew was >>> co-author, but both of them are currently out of station so I will wait for >>> a while to write to them. >>> BB.Raskoti has created many new species from Nepal which is absolutely >>> wrong like Gastrochilus nepalensis which is Gastrochilus affine to me. Then >>> Bulbophyllum nepalense which is actually Bulbophyllum retusiusculum and I >>> had this plant in my garden. When I told him about the mistake his answer >>> was, PLEASE STUDY THE ORIGINAL SPECIMEN PROPERLY. Infact I think it was he >>> who should have studied properly and not me. I already have lot of work (I >>> am already on the verge of completing one article where I have merged 23 >>> names into other 17 names) so if you or any other member are interested >>> they can write an article to merge the above two species. But one task >>> would be to find these two. Once Dr. Andre and Prof Jin are back in office >>> I will ask them about your plant. >>> I am copying this to some members who can help you write these articles >>> and of course I will help you. >>> For the time being you can keep your Peristylus duthiei as it is (which >>> to me is correct or it can be changed to Herminium duthiei but not to >>> Herminium josephii). >>> I am adding Dr. Jeewan here too because I assume he has seen Peristylus >>> duthiei, Herminium macrophyllum and Herminium jospehii live in the >>> Himalayas. I am also adding Dr. Ishwari here because he found Gastrochilus >>> affinis in western Himalaya recently. >>> I will publish my next round of new synonyms may be after 6-7 months, so >>> you guys have time to work on this. >>> Thanks and regards >>> Pankaj >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Oct 19, 2017 at 11:50 PM, Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Is Herinium duthiei Hook.f. synonym ? >>>> >>>> >>>> Thank you. >>>> >>>> Saroj Kasaju >>>> >>>> On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 2:07 PM, Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Dear Friends! >>>>> >>>>> Thank you for the proper ID of the plant *Peristylus duthiei >>>>> (Hook.f.) Deva & H.B.Naithani 1986 .* >>>>> >>>>> *Saroj* >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 8:38 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>>>> From: Dr Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> >>>>>> Date: 26 September 2014 06:25 >>>>>> Subject: Re: Orchidaceae : Diphylax urceolata (C.B.Cl.) Hook.f. >>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>> Cc: [email protected] >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Yes I think this is Peristylus duthiei. I can see that Deva and >>>>>> Naithani actually have seen this variation in P. duthiei for which they >>>>>> made an illustration on page 182 of Orchid Flora of Northwest Himalaya. >>>>>> Thanks for sharing. >>>>>> Best regards >>>>>> Pankaj >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tuesday, 23 September 2014 17:36:12 UTC+8, Saroj Kumar Kasaju >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Dear Mr. Garg, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Date: 25 JULY, 2014 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Location: Kalinchok, Dolakha District, East Nepal >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Altitude : 11500 ft. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thank you and best wishes! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Saroj >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> With regards, >>>>>> J.M.Garg >>>>>> >>>>>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>>>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> >>>>>> The whole world uses my Image Resource >>>>>> <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a >>>>>> thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants >>>>>> etc. >>>>>> (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). 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