This is a Jewel Orchid Goodyera repens (L.) R.Br. in W.T.Aiton, Hortus Kew. 5: 198 (1813).
Syn: Satyrium repens L., Sp. Pl.: 945 (1753). Epipactis repens (L.) Crantz, Stirp. Austr. Fasc., ed. 2, 6: 473 (1769). Serapias repens (L.) Vill., Hist. Pl. Dauphiné 2: 53 (1787). Neottia repens (L.) Sw., Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 21: 226 (1800). Orchis repens (L.) Eyster ex Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 6: 581 (1805). Peramium repens (L.) Salisb., Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 301 (1812). Gonogona repens (L.) Link, Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 2: 369 (1822). Goodyera pubescens var. repens (L.) Alph.Wood, Class-book Bot., ed. 2a: 537 (1847). Elasmatium repens (L.) Dulac, Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées: 121 (1867). Orchiodes repens (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 675 (1891). Satyrium hirsutum Gilib., Exerc. Phyt. 2: 484 (1792), opus utique oppr. Tussaca secunda Raf., Précis Découv. Somiol.: 43 (1814). Goodyera marginata Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 493 (1840). Orchiodes marginatum (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 675 (1891). Orchiodes resupinatum Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 675 (1891). Goodyera repens var. ophioides Fernald, Rhodora 1: 6 (1899). Peramium repens var. ophioides (Fernald) A.Heller, Cat. N. Amer. Pl., ed. 2: 4 (1900). Epipactis repens var. ophioides (Fernald) A.A.Eaton, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 21: 65 (1908). Goodyera nantoensis Hayata, J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 30(1): 343 (1911). Goodyera chinensis Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 4: 59 (1919). Goodyera mairei Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 17: 65 (1921). Goodyera brevis Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 12: 345 (1922). Peramium secundum (Raf.) House, Bull. New York State Mus. Nat. Hist. 254: 248 (1924). Epipactis chinensis (Schltr.) Hu, Rhodora 27: 106 (1925). Epipactis mairei (Schltr.) Hu, Rhodora 27: 106 (1925), nom. illeg. Peramium nantoense (Hayata) Makino, J. Jap. Bot. 6: 36 (1929). Goodyera ophioides (Fernald) Rydb., Brittonia 1: 86 (1931). Goodyera repens var. marginata (Lindl.) Tang & F.T.Wang, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 1: 68 (1951). Goodyera repens var. japonica Nakai, Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus. Tokyo 33: 30 (1953). Goodyera repens subsp. ophioides (Fernald) Á.Löve & W.Simon, S. W. Naturalist 13: 341 (1968). Goodyera repens f. ophioides (Fernald) P.M.Br., N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 1: 14 (1995). Distribution very widespread over the Northern Hemisphere. Regards Pankaj On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 4:53 PM, Smita Raskar <[email protected]> wrote: > Yeah Ritesh, Dr. Pankaj is right person for accurate id of orchids because > he is PhD expert in orchids and has lot of knowledge about orchids > > On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 12:21 PM, Ritesh Choudhary <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> Yes Smita ji, >> >> Dr. Pankaj has also identified this as G. repens. >> >> Regards, >> Ritesh. >> >> On Oct 20, 3:40 pm, Smita Raskar <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Goodyera repense?? >> > >> > On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 10:42 AM, Ritesh Kumar Choudhary < >> > >> > [email protected]> wrote: >> > > ID Plz, >> > >> > > Date of coll: Aug, 2010 >> > > Place of Coll.: On way to Churdhar, Himachal Pradesh (ca 2000m) >> > >> > > Regards, >> > > Ritesh. >> > >> > -- >> > Smita raskar >> > 308 Disha Residency, >> > Salaiwada,Sawantwadi >> > Phone (02363) 274153 >> > Mob.9422379568 > > > -- > Smita raskar > 308 Disha Residency, > Salaiwada,Sawantwadi > Phone (02363) 274153 > Mob.9422379568 > -- *********************************************** "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

