taxonID	type	description	language	source
03CB878FFFD3FFFBFF89FA5007447299.taxon	description	Flowering & fruiting: April-May. Habitat: A rare epiphytic orchid found growing on moss covered tree trunks in evergreen forest at elevations between 1950 and 2300 m. Distribution: India, China, Taiwan and Vietnam. Specimen examined: INDIA, Tamil Nadu, Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Mukurthi National Park, 11 ° 15 ′ 31 ′′ N, 76 ° 30 ′ 14 ′′ E ± 2236 m, 18.11.2018, S. Kaliamoorthy & T. S. Saravanan 109641 (MH). Conservation status: Less than 25 mature individuals were noticed during the field survey at Mukurthi National Park. Extensive field study in similar habitats in the adjacent localities is required to determine its exact IUCN threat status. Live specimens brought from the study area are being multiplied and maintained as germplasm collections at NOEG, BSI, SRC, Yercaud.	en	S., Kaliamoorthy, Saravanan, T. S. (2019): Additions to the orchid flora of Peninsular India. Rheedea 29 (4): 319-322, DOI: 10.22244/rheedea.2019.29.4.05, URL: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2019.29.4.05
