On the status of some species of Cheirostylis Blume (Orchidaceae) from India

Abstract Bhattacharjee, A. (2012). On the status of some species of Cheirostylis Blume (Orchidaceae) from India. Candollea 67: 31–35. In English, English and French abstracts. Cheirostylis chinensis var. glabra Bhaumik & M. K. Pathak and Cheirostylis seidenfadeniana C. S. Kumar & F. N. Rasm. (Orchidaceae) are treated as synonyms of Cheirostylis moniliformis (Griff.) Seidenf. and Cheirostylis parvifolia Lindl. respectively. The taxonomic status of Cheirostylis munnacampensis A. N. Rao as a synonym of Cheirostylis yunnanensis Rolfe is confirmed and the status of Cheirostylis mohanramii Chaturv., Moaakum & C. S. Kumar is also discussed.