Diplomeris pulchella D.Don

 
  • Family : ORCHIDACEAE
    (Orchid Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ORCHID FAMILY (ऑर्चिड फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Orchidaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Paragnathis pulchella (D.Don) Spreng.; Diplochilos longifolius Lindl.; Diplomeris boxallii Rolfe; Habenaria uniflora (Roxb.) Griff.; Orchis uniflora Roxb.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Diplomeris pulchella D.Don
  • Habit : Herb
  • Key identification features : Terrestrial herbs with creeping rootstocks; Leaves in pair, ensiform; Flowers solitary, 2-2.5 cm diam, white, showy; Lip obovate with incurved spur.
  • Flower, Fruit : July- December
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Lohit, Siang, Subansiri, Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 76-77
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Diplomeris pulchella. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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