Chiloschista himalaica

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Chiloschista himalaica Gyeltshen, C.Gyeltshen & Dalström, Lankesteriana 20: 296 (2020).

Type locality: Bhutan. Chhukha: epiphyte on lower trees along old road to Darla Hydropower Adits. Chenlakha, N26° 57’479”; E89° 4’414”, altitude 1480 m.
Holotype: 19 May 2015, S. Dalström, K. Tobgay & D. Wangdi 4225, THIM.

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical East Himalaya Bhutan, Nepal. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Gyeltshen, N., Gyeltshen, C., Tobgay, K., Dalström, S., Gurung, D. Bdr., Gyeltshen, N., Ghalley, B. Bdr. (2020). Two new spotted Chiloschista species (Orchidaceae: Aeridinae) from Bhutan. Lankesteriana 20(3): 281–299. DOI: 10.15517/lank.v20i3.44149.

King, G. & Pantling, R. 1898. The Orchids of the Sikkim-Himalaya (I-IV). Annals of the Royal Botanic Garden (Calcutta) 8: 1–342. Part I-II:BHL, Part III-IV: BHL. Reference page: 207 (as Sarcochilus luniferus).
Zam, P.; Gyeltshen, C.; Gyeltshen, Nima; Tobgay, K.; Dalström, S. 2023. Orchids of Bhutan. The genus Chiloschista. Orchids. The Magazine of the American Orchid Society 92(8): 600–607. Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Chiloschista himalaica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Oct 18. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Chiloschista himalaica. Published online. Accessed: 18 Oct 2022.

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