Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames

 
  • Family : ORCHIDACEAE
    (ORCHID FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Orchidaceae
  • Species : Spiranthes sinensis
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : February-September
  • Comments : Occasional on hills in marshy ground on fully exposed sun among grass and lithophytic on moss covered rocks. Often recognized by its spiralling inflorescence.
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Distribution Locality : Shevaroy Hills, Yercaud Hills (Salem district) (Tamil Nadu State); Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district), Cuttack district (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : Asia through Australasia, Siberia
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. ; 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=Spiranthes sinensis. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.

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