Anoectochilus lanceolatus Lindl.

 
  • Family : ORCHIDACEAE
    (Orchid Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ORCHID FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Orchidaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Cystopus lanceolatus (Lindl.) Kuntze; Anoectochilus flavus Benth. & Hook.f.; Anoectochilus luteus Lindl.; Cystopus flavus (Benth. & Hook.f.) Kuntze; Odontochilus yunnanensis Rolfe
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Odontochilus lanceolatus (Lindl.) Blume
  • Comments / notes : Rhizomatous geophyte
  • Key identification features : Terrestrial herbs, up to 30 cm tall; Leaves ovate-Ianceolate; Flowers pale green ; dorsal sepal brown-tinged ; lip bright yellow : anthers pink.
  • Flower, Fruit : July- September
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Yoksum
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Lohit, Siang, Subansiri
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : India, Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • Hajra, P. K., & Verma, D. M. (1996). Flora of Sikkim Vol. 1 (Monocotyledons). Botanical Survey of India. Pg.: 28
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 133-134
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Anoectochilus lanceolatus. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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