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Rhynchostylis retusa

Plant photographs and field observations.

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Species notes

About Rhynchostylis retusa

Rhynchostylis retusa (also recorded as Foxtail Orchid) is an accepted species in the family Orchidaceae, within the order Asparagales. Checklist records aggregated by GBIF list it from Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, East Himalaya, and India. The photographs can be compared for visible features such as growth habit, leaf arrangement, stems, flowers and fruit.

Common name
Foxtail Orchid
Family
Orchidaceae
Order
Asparagales
Identification rank
Species
Recorded distribution
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India

Taxonomy source: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy