Dear friends, * Rhynchostylis retusa* is the State Flower of two states in India, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.
কপৌ-ফুল *kopou phool* is its name in Assamese. Failed to find any mention of its local name in Arunachal Pradesh ... perhaps because there are too many languages prevalent there. Yet will be glad to know of any common name (other than foxtail orchid). For instance, *sita pushpa*, *draupadi pushpa* are mentioned in web pages related to orchids of the state, though not clearly. Regards. Dinesh
