Tuesday 12 April 2022

Cottonia peduncularis (Lindl.) Rchb.f.

Cottonia peduncularis (Lindl.) Rchb.f.

cot-TON-ee-a -- named for Maj-Gen Frederic Cotton of Madras Engineers, collector of Orchids ... Vernacular list of trees, shrubs, and woody climbers in the Madras Presidency by Alfred Wyndham Lushington
pee-dun-kew-LAIR-iss -- stalked ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: bee orchid • Marathi: भ्रमरी bhramari


botanical names: Cottonia peduncularis (Lindl.) Rchb.f. ... synonyms: Cottonia macrostachya Wight • Vanda peduncularis Lindl. ... POWO
Bibliography / etymology
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bee orchid
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
भ्रमरी bhramari
  • Flowers of Sahyadri, a field guide to identify flowers of northern Western Ghats of India by Shrikant Ingalhalikar ... भ्रमरी bhramari = bee
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