Yes, flowers look different from other observations at https://efloraofindia.com/efi/peristylus-duthiei/
On Wed, 7 Jan 2026 at 12:03, Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> wrote: > I am bringing up this issue again, however, Dr. Kumar had briefed > about this earlier. > Most of the databases have still merged this sp. and mentioned *Herminium > josephi *Rchb.f. > as the accepted name but the book 'The Orchids of Bhutan' and IPNI has > them as the separate sps. > Flowers also look different. > https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:638608-1 > https://www.gbif.org/species/5310587 > https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/3L294 > https://www.ipni.org/n/638608-1 > https://www.ipni.org/n/943674-1 > > Thank you. > > Saroj Kasaju > > > On Fri, Oct 20, 2017 at 7:08 AM Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Dear Sir >> Thats really an interesting question and I wasn't aware of it that they >> were merged. >> Infact, I believe IT IS WRONG TO MERGE THEM. It has actually been merged >> by one Nepali guy B.B.Raskoti, if you know him. He is currently working in >> China with Prof. Jin Xiao Hua. Even Dr Andre Schuiteman from Kew was >> co-author, but both of them are currently out of station so I will wait for >> a while to write to them. >> BB.Raskoti has created many new species from Nepal which is absolutely >> wrong like Gastrochilus nepalensis which is Gastrochilus affine to me. Then >> Bulbophyllum nepalense which is actually Bulbophyllum retusiusculum and I >> had this plant in my garden. When I told him about the mistake his answer >> was, PLEASE STUDY THE ORIGINAL SPECIMEN PROPERLY. Infact I think it was he >> who should have studied properly and not me. I already have lot of work (I >> am already on the verge of completing one article where I have merged 23 >> names into other 17 names) so if you or any other member are interested >> they can write an article to merge the above two species. But one task >> would be to find these two. Once Dr. Andre and Prof Jin are back in office >> I will ask them about your plant. >> I am copying this to some members who can help you write these articles >> and of course I will help you. >> For the time being you can keep your Peristylus duthiei as it is (which >> to me is correct or it can be changed to Herminium duthiei but not to >> Herminium josephii). >> I am adding Dr. Jeewan here too because I assume he has seen Peristylus >> duthiei, Herminium macrophyllum and Herminium jospehii live in the >> Himalayas. I am also adding Dr. Ishwari here because he found Gastrochilus >> affinis in western Himalaya recently. >> I will publish my next round of new synonyms may be after 6-7 months, so >> you guys have time to work on this. >> Thanks and regards >> Pankaj >> >> >> >> On Thu, Oct 19, 2017 at 11:50 PM, Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Is Herinium duthiei Hook.f. synonym ? >>> >>> >>> Thank you. >>> >>> Saroj Kasaju >>> >>> On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 2:07 PM, Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Dear Friends! >>>> >>>> Thank you for the proper ID of the plant *Peristylus duthiei (Hook.f.) >>>> Deva & H.B.Naithani 1986 .* >>>> >>>> *Saroj* >>>> >>>> On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 8:38 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>>> From: Dr Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> >>>>> Date: 26 September 2014 06:25 >>>>> Subject: Re: Orchidaceae : Diphylax urceolata (C.B.Cl.) Hook.f. >>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>> Cc: [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Yes I think this is Peristylus duthiei. I can see that Deva and >>>>> Naithani actually have seen this variation in P. duthiei for which they >>>>> made an illustration on page 182 of Orchid Flora of Northwest Himalaya. >>>>> Thanks for sharing. >>>>> Best regards >>>>> Pankaj >>>>> >>>>> On Tuesday, 23 September 2014 17:36:12 UTC+8, Saroj Kumar Kasaju wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Dear Mr. Garg, >>>>>> >>>>>> Date: 25 JULY, 2014 >>>>>> >>>>>> Location: Kalinchok, Dolakha District, East Nepal >>>>>> >>>>>> Altitude : 11500 ft. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you and best wishes! >>>>>> >>>>>> Saroj >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> With regards, >>>>> J.M.Garg >>>>> >>>>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> >>>>> The whole world uses my Image Resource >>>>> <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a >>>>> thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants >>>>> etc. >>>>> (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). 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