via Species <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species> > R <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/r> > *Rhynchostylis retusa* [image: Rhynchostylis retusa (L.) Blume]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/4780021370/>
[image: Flowers of India]<http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Foxtail%20Orchid.html>[image: Discussions at efloraofindia]<https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#%21searchin/indiantreepix/Rhynchostylis%20retusa>[image: more views in flickr]<http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Rhynchostylisretusa&m=tags&z=m>[image: more views on Google Earth]<http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/geo/india/&tags=Rhynchostylisretusa&format=kml_nl> State Flower of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam *rin-koh-STY-liss<http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Rhynchostylis> * -- from the Greek *rhynchos* (beak) and *stylis* (small pillar) *re-TOO-suh<http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=retusa> * -- rounded and notched tip *commonly known as*: blunt rhynchostylis<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/blunt-rhynchostylis> , foxtail orchid<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/foxtail-orchid> • *Assamese*: কপৌ-ফুল kopou phool<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/assamese/kapau-phula-kopou-phool> • *Coorgi*: ಸೀತಾ ದಂಡೆ Sita-dande<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/coorgi/sita-dande-sita-dande> • *Hindi*: द्रौपदी माला draupadi mala<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/draupadi-mala-draupadi-mala> • *Kannada*: ಸೀತಾ ದಂಡೆ Sita-dande<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/sita-dande-sita-dande> • *Konkani*: panas koli<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/konkani/panas-koli> • *Manipuri*: সমজীৰৈ samjirei<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/manipuri/samajiraai-samjirei> • *Marathi*: गजरा gajara<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/gajara-gajara> , सीतेची वेणी Seetechi veni<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/siteci-veni-seetechi-veni> • *Nepali*: ghoge gava<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/nepali/ghoge-gava> • *Oriya*: pumam<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/pumam> • *Telugu*: chintaranam<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/chintaranam> *botanical names*: *Rhynchostylis retusa* (L.) Blume ... *synonyms*: *Aerides retusa* (L.) Sw. • *Epidendrum retusum* L. • *Gastrochilus retusus* (L.) Kuntze • *Limodorum retusum* (L.) Sw. • *Orchis lanigera* Blanco • *Saccolabium retusum* (L.) Voigt • *Sarcanthus guttatus* Lindl. ... *and more at* The Plants List <http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-178388> Regards. Dinesh
