Saccolabiopsis pusilla (Lindl.) Seidenf. & Garay

 
  • Family : ORCHIDACEAE
    (Orchid Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ORCHID FAMILY (ऑर्चिड फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Orchidaceae
  • Basionym : Oeceoclades pusilla Lindl.
  • Synonym(s) : Gastrochilus pumilio (Rchb.f.) Kuntze; Pennilabium pumilio (Rchb.f.) Pradhan; Saccolabium pumilio Rchb.f.; Saccolabium pusillum (Lindl.) Lindl.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Saccolabiopsis pusilla (Lindl.) Seidenf. & Garay
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests
  • Key identification features : Epiphytic herbs with very short stems; Leaves 2-3, linear-oblanceolate, obliquely bifid at apex; Flowers in many flowered raceme, creamy-yellow with purple dashes at mouth; Lip 3-lobed with spur; apical lobe broadly triangular; Capsules cylindric.
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Pathanamthitta district
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
    • Assam : Assam
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand
  • Literature :
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 153
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Saccolabiopsis pusilla. Downloaded on 14 October 2024.

Habitat

India Distribution

World Distribution

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