Nervilia aragoana Gaudichaud

 
  • Family : ORCHIDACEAE
    (ORCHID FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Orchidaceae
  • Species : Nervilia aragoana
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Nervilia concolor (Blume) Schltr.
  • Vernacular name : Sthalapadma (Hin.); Ontelu dumpa (Tel.); Padmacarini (San.)
  • Key identification features : Terrestrial, tuberous herb. Tubers depressed globose. Leaves single, cordate to ovate, acuminate at apex, wavy along margins.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : May-September
  • Comments : Occasional in damp forests.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Visakhapatnam district, Vijayanagaram district, East Godavari district, Kurnool district (Andhra Pradesh State); Khammam district (Telangana district); Ganjam district, Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district), Kandhamal district, Kalahandi district, Sundargarh district (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia, Java, Samoa
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3; Prasad, K et al 2012 Conservation of Wild Orchids in Sri Krishnadevaraya University Botanic Garden, Ananthapur, Andhra Pradesh, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 4(7);2705-2708; Naidu, M.T, O.A. Kumar & M. Venkaiah (2015). Vascular plant diversity in the sacred grove of Modapalli in Viskhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 7(10): 7683-7690
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Nervilia aragoana. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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