Brachycorythis obcordata (Lindl. ex Wall.) Summerh.

Accepted

Heart-Shaped Short-Helmet Orchid is a small sized, warm to cool growing terrestrial orchid with a round to oblong tuber. Stem is slender, usually stained with purple. Leaves are oblong, lanceshaped to elliptic- lanceshaped, stalkless, blunt to pointed. The plant blooms in the summer on a 2-6 inches long, laxy 12-15 flowered, raceme-like inflorescence. Flowers are pink with a prominent inverted-heart-shaped lip. Heart-Shaped Short-Helmet Orchid is found in the western Himalayas, eastern Himalayas, Nepal, Assam, Ukhrul at elevations of 1400-2000m.