Polystachya concreta (Jacq.) Garay & H.R.Sweet

 
  • Family : ORCHIDACEAE
    (ORCHID FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Orchidaceae
  • Species : Polystachya concreta
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Polystachya concreta (Jacq.) Garay & H.R.Sweet
  • Key identification features : Epiphytes with caulescent or pseudobulbs, most often with several spreading or erect leaves.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : June-November
  • Comments : Often on hills to about 1200 m, on shola trees.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Shevaroy Hills (Salem district), Kalrayan Hills (Salem district), Guthirayan Hills (Dharmapuri district) (Tamil Nadu State); Visakhapatnam district (Andhra Pradesh State); Mahendragiri Hills (Ganjam district), Koraput district (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : Pantropical
  • 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; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • 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=Polystachya concreta. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.

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