Gastrochilus acutifolius

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| image = Gastrochilus dasypogon.jpg

| genus = Gastrochilus

| species = acutifolius

| authority = (Lindl.) Kuntze

| synonyms_ref =

| synonyms =* Aerides umbellata Wall.

• Saccolabium acutifolium Lindl. (basionym)
• Saccolabium denticulatum Paxton
• Saccolabium dentatum Rchb.f.
• Gastrochilus dentatus (Rchb.f.) Kuntze
• Gastrochilus denticulatus (Paxton) Kuntze

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Gastrochilus acutifolius is a species of orchid found in Assam (India), eastern Himalayas, Nepal, Myanmar and Vietnam.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=88645 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.orchidspecies.com/gastacutifolium.htm |title=Gastrochilus acutifolius |author= |date= |encyclopedia=Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia |publisher= |accessdate=10 September 2012}} The specific epithet, {{lang|la|acutifolius}}, meaning "thorny leaves", is derived from Latin {{lang|la|acutus}} (pointed, acute), and {{lang|la|-folius}} (-leaved), and refers to the characteristic shape of the leaves.{{cite book |last1=Eggli |first1=Urs |last2=Newton |first2=Leonard E. |title=Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names |publisher=Springer |location=Berlin, Heidelberg |year=2004 |isbn=978-3-540-00489-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u2n5vusQ1DEC&pg=PA2 |access-date=19 November 2018 |page=2}}