Chrysoglossum maculatum (Thwaites) Hook.f.

 
  • Family : ORCHIDACEAE
    (ORCHID FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Orchidaceae
  • Species : Chrysoglossum maculatum
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Chrysoglossum ornatum Blume
  • Key identification features : Slender herbs Green lateral petals are spotted purple. Lips are white, mid-lobe is acute, narrowing at the margins. wing narrow, becoming 3-keel from below.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : February-April
  • Comments : Often on hills above 600 m on the floor of sholas.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Kolli Hills (Namakkal district) (Tamil Nadu State)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
  • Literature : 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=Chrysoglossum maculatum. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.

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