Calanthe alismifolia Lindl.

 
  • Family : ORCHIDACEAE
    (Orchid Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ORCHID FAMILY (ऑर्चिड फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Orchidaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Calanthe austrokiusiuensis Ohwi; Calanthe fauriei Schltr.; Calanthe furcata var. alismifolia (Lindl.) M.Hiroe; Calanthe furcata f. fauriei (Schltr.) M.Hiroe; Calanthe nigropuncticulata Fukuy.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Calanthe alismifolia Lindl.
  • Common name : Water-Plaintain Like Leaf Calanthe
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Tropical valleys among grasses and at bases of rocks or in riverine forests; 660 - 2100 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : This species was collected from Mussoorie nearly more than hundred years ago by Fairweather from 1500 - 2000 m. altitude, but never recollected by the subsequent orkers since then.
  • Flower, Fruit : July-August
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : China, East Himalaya, India, Japan, Laos, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to South Japan
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 225
    • Kumar P. et. al., (2008). Orchidaceae, Uttarakhand, Western Himalaya, India. Check List 4(3): 304–323
    • Jalal J.S. and Jayanthi J., (2015)
    • AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST OF THE ORCHIDS OF WESTERN HIMALAYA, INDIA. LANKESTERIANA 15(1): 7-50
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Calanthe alismifolia. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

India Distribution

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