ANOECTOCHILUS Blume
Genus with c. 43 species in world; 5 species in India.
Distribution in India: Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, West Bengal.
Species:
1. Anoectochilus brevilabris Lindl.
Phenology: July–November.
Distribution in India: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, West Bengal.
2. Anoectochilus elatus Lindl.
Phenology: September–May.
Distribution in India: Kerala, Tamil Nadu.
3. Anoectochilus narasimhanii Sumathi, Jayanthi, Karthig. & Sreek.
Phenology: August–November.
Distribution in India: Andaman & Nicobar Islands; Endemic.
4. Anoectochilus nicobaricus N.P. Balakr. & Chakr.
Phenology: November–December.
Distribution in India: Andaman & Nicobar Islands; Endemic.
5. Anoectochilus roxburghii (Wall.) Lindl.
Phenology: July–January, April.
Distribution in India: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
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Excluded species: A. papillosus Aver., A. regalis Blume, A. setaceus Blume
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