Friday, June 26, 2015

Peristylus brevilobus Thwaites

Binomial Name: Peristylus brevilobus Thwaites
Peristylus brevilobus is a rare and endemic wild orchid found in submontane zone of Sri Lanka. Above photographs were taken in April at "Sri Pada" Peak Wilderness sanctuary.

Reference: An Annotated Checklist of the Orchids of Sri Lanka, Samantha Suranjan Fernando and Paul Ormerod

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