Thrixspermum musciflorum A.S.Rao & J.Joseph

 
  • Family : ORCHIDACEAE
    (Orchid Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ORCHID FAMILY (ऑर्चिड फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Orchidaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Sarcochilus formosanus Hayata; Dendrocolla pricei Rolfe; Pteroceras pricei (Rolfe) Aver.; Thrixspermum musciflorum var. nilagiricum J.Joseph & Vajr.; Thrixspermum pricei (Rolfe) Schltr.; Thrixspermum sasaoi Masam.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Thrixspermum formosanum (Hayata) Schltr.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Tropical dry deciduous forests
  • Key identification features : Epiphytic herbs; leaves fleshy, channeled, narrowly oblong; raceme 3-5-flowered; flowers white; lip shallowly 3-lobed.
  • Flower, Fruit : December-April
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Idukki district
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Subansiri
    • Assam : Assam
  • Native : Bhutan, India, Taiwan, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Endemism : Peninsular India
  • World Distribution : Bhutan, India, Taiwan, Vietnam
  • 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.: 160
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Thrixspermum musciflorum. Downloaded on 13 November 2024.

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