Bulbophyllum cariniflorum Rchb.f.

 
  • Family : ORCHIDACEAE
    (Orchid Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ORCHID FAMILY (ऑर्चिड फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Orchidaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Bulbophyllum cariniflorum Rchb.f.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests, Tropical semi-evergreen forests
  • Comments / notes : Epiphytic under shade
  • Key identification features : Epilithic herbs; Pseudobulbs ovoid, broadly ridged; Leaves 2, oblong-oblanceolate, flaccid; Inflorescence solitary, from the base of pseudobulbs; Flowers orange yellow.
  • Flower, Fruit : July- December
  • Distribution :
    • Odisha : Ganjam district, Mayurbhanj district
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Phyangla, Lachung yalley
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
    • Hajra, P. K., & Verma, D. M. (1996). Flora of Sikkim Vol. 1 (Monocotyledons). Botanical Survey of India. Pg.: 36
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Bulbophyllum cariniflorum. Downloaded on 8 December 2024.

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