- Family : ORCHIDACEAE
(Orchid Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : ORCHID FAMILY (ऑर्चिड फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Orchidaceae
- Basionym : Epidendrum praemorsum Roxb.
- Synonym(s) : Acampe papillosa (Lindl.) Lindl.
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Acampe praemorsa (Roxb.) Blatt.& McCann.
- Common name : Acampe orchid, Brittle orchid
- Vernacular name :
- Marabaalley (Kannada)
- Maravazha, Taliyamaravada, Upputhali (Malayalam)
- Habit : Herb
- Habitat : Tropical moist deciduous forests also in the plains
- Comments / notes : Epiphytic. Occasional on hills above 1000m, on crevices of rocks in full sun.
- Key identification features : Robust herb
- Flower, Fruit : April-December
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : West Godavari district, Srikakulam district, Anantapur district, Chittoor district, Kurnool district, East Godavari district, Prakasam district, Vishakapatnam district
- Karnataka : Belagavi district, Chikkamagaluru district, Mysuru district, Udupi district, Uttara Kannada district, Dakshina Kannada district
- Kerala : All districts of Kerala
- Maharashtra : Mumbai Suburban district, Pune district, Raigad district, Ratnagiri district, Sindhudurg district, Thane district
- Odisha : Mayurbhanj district, Ganjam district, Koraput district, Angul district, Keonjhar district
- Tamil Nadu : Namakkal district
- Native : India
- World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Seychelles
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature :
- H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
- R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
- R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
- H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
- Prasad, K et al 2012 Conservation of Wild Orchids in Sri Krishnadevaraya University botanical garden, Ananthapur, Andhra Pradesh, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 4(7)
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- 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
- Rao & Razi, 1981 - Mysore
- Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 - Udupi
- Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Acampe praemorsa. Downloaded on 7 October 2024.
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