Smithsonia straminea, commonly known as the straw-colored smithsonia,[1] is a small 4–9 cm (1.6–3.5 in) growing epiphytic orchid native to the Western Ghats of Karnataka, Maharashtra, and rarely Kerala in India.[2]
References
- ^ "Smithsonia straminea - Straw-Colored Smithsonia". flowersofindia.net.
- ^ Datar, Mandar N.; Ghate, Vinaya S. (February 26, 2012). "Extended distribution of Smithsonia straminea C.J. Saldanha, an endemic orchid in Maharashtra, India". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 4 (2): 2406–2408. doi:10.11609/JoTT.o2925.2406-8 – via CrossRef.