Pennilabium proboscideum A.S.Rao & J.Joseph

 
  • Family : ORCHIDACEAE
  • Family (Hindi name) : ORCHID FAMILY (ऑर्चिड फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Orchidaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Biermannia proboscideum (A.S.Rao & J.Joseph) R.Rice
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Pennilabium proboscideum A.S.Rao & J.Joseph
  • Habit : Herb
  • Key identification features : Monopodial epiphytic herbs; stem short; leaves fleshy, elliptic-oblong, bifarious, obliquely emarginated at apex; raceme 4 - 5 flowered, axillary; flowers long spurred, creamy white with purple dots; lip 3-lobed.
  • Flower, Fruit : July- August
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bhutan, India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bhutan, India
  • Literature :
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 139
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Pennilabium proboscideum. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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