Rhytionanthos rheedei

Status: Not common.
Habit: Crawling epiphyte.
Altitude: 800 metres asl.
Inflorescence: Umbel with 2 to 4 flowers.
Flowers: Shoe shaped flowers measuring about 7 mm in length.
Flowering season: June and July.
Fragrance: No.
Heat tolerance: Blooms at lower altitudes.
Hortus Malabaricus name: Tsjerou Tecka Maravara
Endemism: Kerala, Karnataka.

Rhynchostylis retusa

Status:  Quite common.
Plant habit: Vandaceous epiphyte with striped leaves and thick long roots.
Inflorescence: Drooping raceme with about 100 flowers.
Flower size: About 1.5 cm across.
Altitude: A little inland at sea level to 800 meters asl.
Flowering time: June and July.
Fragrance: Citrus fragrance.
Heat tolerance: Blooms at sea level.
Endemism: India, Sri Lanka and South-East Asia.
Hortus malabaricus name: Ansjeli maravara and Biti maram maravara.