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CHEIROSTYLIS Blume

A genus with c. 53 species in world; 10 species in India.

Distribution in India: Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, West Bengal.

Species:

1. Cheirostylis flabellata (A. Rich.) Wight

Phenology: October–June.

Distribution in India: Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu.

2. Cheirostylis griffithii Lindl.

Phenology: October–January; March–June.

Distribution in India: Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, West Bengal.

3. Cheirostylis gunnarii A.N. Rao

Phenology: March - 

Distribution in India: Arunachal Pradesh; Endemic.

4. Cheirostylis moniliformis (Griff.) Seidenf.

Phenology: December–January; March– May.

Distribution in India: Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim.

5. Cheirostylis parvifolia Lindl.

Phenology: July–August, October–January.

Distribution in India: Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha.

6. Cheirostylis pusilla Lindl.

Phenology: June–September.

Distribution in India: Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya.

7. Cheirostylis sessanica A.N. Rao

Phenology: March - 

Distribution in India: Arunachal Pradesh; Endemic.

8. Cheirostylis tabiyahanensis (Hayata) N. Pearce & P. J. Cribb

Phenology: March–June. 

Distribution in India: Nagaland.

9. Cheirostylis tippica A.N. Rao

Phenology: January–February (–April).

Distribution in India: Arunachal Pradesh; Endemic.

10. Cheirostylis yunnanensis Rolfe

Phenology: March–May.

Distribution in India: Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, West Bengal.

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