This WAS Gastrochilus inconspicuus (Hook.f.) Kuntze distributed from Himalaya to Bangladesh, but recently it was shifted to another genera, Luisiopsis inconspicua (Hook.f.) Sath.Kumar & P.C.S.Kumar, Rheedea 15: 48 (2005), by my grandboss Dr. Sathish Kumar at TBGRI. I believe this shifting to Luisiopsis is correct and used this name in my PhD thesis too but Kew doesnt follow this.
Gastro means swollen like a tummy :), chilus is the part of the labellum. Luisiopsis refers to "resembling Luisia" mainly in leaves which are cylindrical. This is one of the most common Gastrochilus in India, widespread through out till the base of Himalaya, even within himalayan region along river valleys, it is very abundant. Regards Pankaj On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 11:36 AM, raju das <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all, > I am little bit confused about these two species. They look like > Gastrochilus sp. But the colour and shape is little different with > each other. They were recorded from two different localities. Please > help me to identify them. > > > Regards > > Raju Das > Research Fellow > Nature’s Foster > > > -- > Raju Das > Nature's Foster > -- *********************************************** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
