Xenikophyton smeeanum (Reichb.f.) Garay

 
  • 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) : Xenikophyton smeeanum (Rchb.f.) Garay
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests, near stream banks under shade
  • Comments / notes : Scarce in forests
  • Flower, Fruit : May-August
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Kodagu (Coorg) district, Mysuru district, Hassan district
    • Kerala : Wayanad district, Palakkad district, Idukki district, Thiruvananthapuram district
  • Native : India
  • Endemism : India
  • World Distribution : India
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 - Flora of Coorg district, Karnataka state
    • Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 – Flora of Hassan District
    • Rao & Razi, 1981 – A Synoptic Flora of Mysore District
    • 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=Xenikophyton smeeanum. Downloaded on 8 December 2024.

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