''Coelogyne parishii'' is a species of

orchid Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...

. It was named by

Joseph Dalton Hooker Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (30 June 1817 – 10 December 1911) was a British botanist and explorer in the 19th century. He was a founder of geographical botany and Charles Darwin's closest friend. For 20 years he served as director of the Ro ...

in honour of the botanist and plant collector Charles Parish, in 1862.Hooker, J.D. 1862. Botanical Magazine 88: t. 5323.

References

parishii, parishii, parishii Orchids of Myanmar Endemic flora of Myanmar Taxa named by Joseph Dalton Hooker {{Epidendroideae-stub