• Family : Orchidaceae
  (Orchid Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : ORCHID FAMILY (ऑर्चिड फैमिली)
• Family (as per The APG System III) : Orchidaceae
• Synonym(s) : Calanthe bungoana Ohwi; Calanthe davidii var. bungoana (Ohwi) T.Hashim.; Calanthe ensifolia Rolfe; Calanthe furcata f. matsudae (Hayata) M.Hiroe; Calanthe matsudae Hayata; Calanthe pachystalix Rchb.f. ex Hook.f.
• Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Calanthe davidii Franch.
• Common name : David's Calanthe
• Habit : Epiphyte
• Comments / notes : A rare terrestrial orchid, generally growing in clusters
• Flower, Fruit : July-August
• Distribution :
  • Himachal Pradesh : Kullu district
• Native : China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Japan, Nepal, Taiwan, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
• Exotic/Native : Native
• Literature : Photographs of Ashuthosh Sharma
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Calanthe davidii. Downloaded on 4 July 2022.

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