Tainia bicornis (Lindl.) Rchb.f. 1857 Photo by Miss Drake © and The Wikipedia Website

Part shade LATERwinter

Common Name The Two-Horned Tainia [refers tothe 2 horns at the apex of the column]

Flower Size

Found in India, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Java as a terrestrial that blooms in the later winter

CAUTION I have no way of verifying this determination so use with caution

Synonyms *Ania bicornis Lindl. 1842; Ania latifolia Wight 1844; Eria bicornis (Lindl.) Rchb.f. 1861; Eria wightii (Blume) Rchb.f. 1861; Mitopetalum bicorne (Lindl.) Blume 1856; Mitopetalum wightii Blume 1856;

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; The Orchids of India A Glimpse Misra 2007

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