Rhynchostylis retusa (Foxtail orchid)

Added: 2026-05-25

[00:00:00]Consider the following statements about foxtail orchids. Right? So the scientific name is given and we do not read those terms also. But common name is common name is the orchids. Now we know that orchids are found in the Arunachal Pradesh. They require a very good uh they require a specific and unique climatic condition that is temperature inversion to grow.

[00:00:25]Right? And if we look at this particular statement this this species is an epipitic species. So it is an epiphite.

[00:00:33]This is true. Statement three is also true that it is a state flower of Arunachal and Arunachal and Assam. This is also true. This statement is incorrect. The species is endemic to the northeastern India. Okay. Because this species is endemic to different other countries also. For example, if you look at the explanation, it is endemic to Southeast Asia including the Indian subcontinent, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia to that it is specifically exclusively found in the northeastern part. Right.