Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames

 
  • Family : ORCHIDACEAE
    (Orchid Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ORCHID FAMILY (ऑर्चिड फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Orchidaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Aristotelea spiralis Lour.; Epidendrum aristotelea Raeusch.; Gyrostachys australis var. sinensis (Pers.) Blume; Ibidium spirale (Lour.) Makino; Neottia sinensis Pers.; Spiranthes aristotelea Merr.; Spiranthes australis var. sinensis (Pers.) Gagnep.; Spiranthes spiralis (Lour.) Makino; Neottia australis var. chinensis Lindl.; Neottia pudica (Lindl.) Sweet; Spiranthes australis var. pudica (Lindl.) F.Muell.; Spiranthes australis var. suishaensis Hayata; Spiranthes indica Lindl. ex Steud.; Spiranthes lancea var. chinensis (Lindl.) Hatus.; Spiranthes neocaledonica Schltr.; Spiranthes papuana Schltr.; Spiranthes pitouchaoensis S.S.Ying; Spiranthes pudica Lindl.; Spiranthes sinensis f. autumnus Tsukaya; Spiranthes sinensis f. gracilis F.Maek. ex Tsukaya; Spiranthes suishaensis (Hayata) Schltr.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Edges of streams, on moss covered rocks
  • Comments / notes : Terrestrial or Lythophyte. Occasional on hills in marshy ground on fully exposed sun among grass.
  • Key identification features : Epiphytic, tuberous herbs; Leaves 3-5, clustered at base; Flowers in spirally twisted spike, white; peduncles pubescent; Lip oblong with subsaccate base; Capsules fusiform.
  • Flower, Fruit : March-September
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Palakkad district, Idukki district
    • Maharashtra : Mumbai-City district, Mumbai Suburban district, Thane district, Palghar district, Raigad district, Ratnagiri district, Sindhudurg district, Latur district
    • Odisha : Mayurbhanj district, Cuttack district
    • Tamil Nadu : Salem district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Lohit, Siang, Subansiri, Tirap
    • Assam : Assam
  • Native : Australia, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, China, Hainan, India, Japan, Laos, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Philippines, Réunion, Taiwan, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Australia, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, China, Hainan, India, Japan, Laos, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Philippines, Réunion, Taiwan, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • UCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
    • B. D. Sharma, S. Karthikeyan & N. P. Singh 1996 - Flora of Maharashtra state - Monocotyledons
    • Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • 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.: 156
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Spiranthes sinensis. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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