Calanthe tricarinata Lindl.

 
  • Family : ORCHIDACEAE
    (Orchid Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ORCHID FAMILY (ऑर्चिड फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Orchidaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Calanthe lamellata Hayata; Calanthe occidentalis Lindl.; Calanthe pantlingii Schltr.; Calanthe torifera Schltr.; Calanthe undulata Schltr.; Paracalanthe lamellata (Hayata) Kudô; Paracalanthe megalophora (Franch.) Miyabe & Kudô; Paracalanthe torifera (Schltr.) Kudô; Paracalanthe tricarinata (Lindl.) Kudô
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Calanthe tricarinata Lindl.
  • Common name : Monkey Orchid, Hardy Calanthe Orchid
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Grassy slopes, temperate to subalpine forest; 1300 - 3500 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : The foliage is evergreen in mild winters but may become deciduous when temperatures approach 10 degrees.
  • Flower, Fruit : April-July
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Rudraprayag district
  • Native : China, East Himalaya, India, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : North Pakistan to Temperate East Asia
  • 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 tricarinata. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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