Ascocentrum ampullaceum (Roxb.) Schltr.

 
  • Family : ORCHIDACEAE
    (Orchid Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ORCHID FAMILY (ऑर्चिड फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Orchidaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Aerides ampullacea Roxb.; Ascocentrum ampullaceum var. aurantiacum Pradhan; Gastrochilus ampullaceus (Roxb.) Kuntze; Oeceoclades ampullacea (Roxb.) Lindl. ex Voigt; Saccolabium ampullaceum (Roxb.) Lindl.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Vanda ampullacea (Roxb.) L.M.Gardiner
  • Common name : Flask-Shaped Vanda, Purple Lip-Spur Orchid
  • Vernacular name :
    • Nachom Lei (Manipuri)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Epiphytic on tree trunks in broad-leaved evergreen forests; 1100 - 1500 m. altitude
  • Flower, Fruit : April-May
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Bangladesh, China, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Nepal to China (South Yunnan) and Indo-China
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 224
    • Kumar P. et. al., (2008). Orchidaceae, Uttarakhand, Western Himalaya, India. Check List 4(3): 304–323
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ascocentrum ampullaceum. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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