Gastrochilus acutifolius

Gastrochilus acutifolius is a species of orchid found in Assam (India), eastern Himalayas, Nepal, Myanmar and Vietnam.^[1][2] The specific epithet, acutifolius, meaning "thorny leaves", is derived from Latin acutus (pointed, acute), and -folius (-leaved), and refers to the characteristic shape of the leaves.^[3]

Gastrochilus acutifolius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Gastrochilus
Species:	G. acutifolius
Binomial name
Gastrochilus acutifolius (Lindl.) Kuntze
Synonyms[1]
Aerides umbellata Wall. Saccolabium acutifolium Lindl. (basionym) Saccolabium denticulatum Paxton Saccolabium dentatum Rchb.f. Gastrochilus dentatus (Rchb.f.) Kuntze Gastrochilus denticulatus (Paxton) Kuntze