Pennilabium struthio Carr

 
  • Family : ORCHIDACEAE
  • Family (Hindi name) : ORCHID FAMILY (ऑर्चिड फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Orchidaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Biermannia struthio (Carr) R.Rice
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Pennilabium struthio Carr
  • Habit : Herb
  • Key identification features : Epiphytic herbs with reduced stem; leaves 3-5, oblong, obliquely emarginated at apex, undulate; raceme 3-6 flowered; flowers pale yellow with dark red spots; lip white with purple streaks on the mid-lobe.
  • Flower, Fruit : July- August
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
  • Native : Malaya, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Malaya, Thailand, Vietnam
  • 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 struthio. Downloaded on 6 December 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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