Smithsonia straminea Saldanha

 
  • Family : ORCHIDACEAE
    (Orchid Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ORCHID FAMILY (ऑर्चिड फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Orchidaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Smithsonia straminea C.J.Saldanha
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests and Tropical semi-evergreen forests
  • Comments / notes : Epiphytic
  • Flower, Fruit : September-December
  • Collection Nos : HFP 1608, CJS 13361
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Hassan district, Uttara Kannada district
    • Kerala : Kannur district, Wayanad district, Malappuram district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Pathanamthitta district, Kollam district
    • Maharashtra : Raigad district
  • Native : India
  • Endemism : India
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 - Flora of Hassan district, Karnataka
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Smithsonia straminea. Downloaded on 7 December 2024.

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