Cephalanthera damasonium (Mill.) Druce

 
  • Family : ORCHIDACEAE
    (Orchid Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ORCHID FAMILY (ऑर्चिड फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Orchidaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Serapias damasonium Mill.; Cephalanthera alba (Crantz) Simonk.; Cephalanthera alba var. adenophora R.Keller; Cephalanthera damasonium f. collina (Zapał.) Soó; Cephalanthera damasonium f. gracilis (Zapał.) Soó; Cephalanthera damasonium lusus ochroleuca (Baumg.) Soó; Cephalanthera damasonium f. spicata (W.Zimm.) Soó; Cephalanthera lancifolia (Murray) Dumort.; Cephalanthera latifolia Janch.; Cephalanthera latifolia f. adenophora (R.Keller) Soó; Cephalanthera latifolia f. collina (Zapał.) Soó; Cephalanthera latifolia f. gracilis (Zapał.) Soó; Cephalanthera latifolia f. pienena (Zapał.) Soó; Cephalanthera latifolia f. spicata (W.Zimm.) Soó; Cephalanthera ochroleuca (Baumg.) Rchb.; Cephalanthera pallens var. collina Zapał.; Cephalanthera pallens var. gracilis Zapał.; Cephalanthera pallens subsp. ochroleuca (Baumg.) Nyman; Cephalanthera pallens var. pienena Zapał.; Cephalanthera yunnanensis Hand.-Mazz.; Cymbidium pallens Sw.; Epipactis alba Crantz; Epipactis alba f. spicata W.Zimm.; Epipactis lancifolia (Murray) F.W.Schmidt; Epipactis ochroleuca Baumg.; Serapias grandiflora Oeder; Serapias grandiflora subsp. lancifolia (Murray) Ehrh.; Serapias lancifolia Murray; Serapias latifolia Mill.; Serapias ochroleuca (Baumg.) Steud.; Serapias pallens (Sw.) S.B.Jundz.; Serapias tota-alba Gilib.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cephalanthera damasonium (Mill.) Druce
  • Habit : Herb
  • Key identification features : Terrestrial herbs upto 50 cm high; Rhizomes short, horizontal with many long roots; Leaves ovate-elliptic in 2-rows, strongly plicate; Flowers in raceme, white with yellow tinge on the lip.
  • Flower, Fruit : June- August
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
  • Native : Albania, Algeria, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Bulgaria, China, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Italy, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Myanmar, Netherlands, North Caucasus,
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Albania, Algeria, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Bulgaria, China, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Italy, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Myanmar, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Palestine, Poland, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russi, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Yugoslavia
  • Literature :
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 37
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Cephalanthera damasonium. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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