| Forest Calanthe |
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Botanical name: Calanthe masuca/sylvatica Family: Orchidaceae (orchid family)
Found in India, Nepal, Sikkim, China, Thailand, Malaysia and the Ryukyus Islands, Forest Calanthe is a terrestrial, medium sized orchid with small pseudobulbs and several, plicate leaves. Its blooms in the summmer on an erect, successively several to 10-15 flowered inflorescence.
| Photographed in Dehradun. |