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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