Coelogyne breviscapa Lindl.

 
  • Family : ORCHIDACEAE
    (ORCHID FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Orchidaceae
  • Species : Coelogyne breviscapa
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Coelogyne breviscapa Lindl.
  • Key identification features : Epihytes with slender rhizomes and creeping. Pseudobulbs are conical, ovoid, terminated by 1-2 coiaceous leaves. Flowers with scarious bracts white with 2 white ridges on the tip turning yellow towards base.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : April-September
  • Comments : Often on hills above 1200 m, on shola trees, gregarious.
  • 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=Coelogyne breviscapa. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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