Calanthe puberula Lindl.

 
  • Family : ORCHIDACEAE
    (Orchid Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ORCHID FAMILY (ऑर्चिड फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Orchidaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Calanthe amoena W.W.Sm.; Calanthe lepida W.W.Sm.; Calanthe okushirensis Miyabe & Tatew.; Calanthe puberula var. formosana (Murata) M.Hiroe; Calanthe puberula var. okushirensis (Miyabe & Tatew.) M.Hiroe; Calanthe puberula var. reflexa (Maxim.) M.Hiroe; Calanthe reflexa Maxim.; Calanthe similis Schltr.; Paracalanthe reflexa (Maxim.) Kudô
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Calanthe puberula Lindl.
  • Common name : Hairy Calanthe
  • Habit : Epiphyte
  • Habitat : Evergreen broad-leaved forests; 1200 - 3000 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Leaves unequal, Lower ones hardly more than a sheath. Tepals pale lavender. Spur absent. Mid lobe of lib pointed at the end
  • Flower, Fruit : May-August
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Himachal Pradesh : Kullu district,Shimla district
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, China, East Himalaya, India, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
  • Literature :
    • Nair, N. G (1977).Flora of Bashahr Himalayas. International Bioscience Publishers: 271
    • 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 puberula. Downloaded on 7 October 2024.

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