Crepidium acuminatum (D.Don) Szlach.

 
  • Family : ORCHIDACEAE
    (Orchid Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ORCHID FAMILY (ऑर्चिड फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Orchidaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Corymborkis acuminata (D.Don) M.R.Almeida; Malaxis acuminata D.Don; Malaxis pierrei (Finet) Tang & F.T.Wang; Malaxis siamensis (Rolfe ex Downie) Seidenf. & Smitinand; Malaxis wallichii (Lindl.) Deb; Microstylis pierrei Finet; Microstylis siamensis Rolfe ex Downie; Microstylis trigonocardia Schltr.; Microstylis wallichii Lindl.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Crepidium acuminatum (D.Don) Szlach.
  • Common name : Jeevak
  • Vernacular name :
    • Jivak (Hindi)
    • Jivakam (Tamil)
    • Jivakam (Malayalam)
    • Jivakamu (Telugu)
    • Jivaka (Kannada)
    • Jivakah (Sanskrit)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Key identification features : Horizontal rhizomes giving rise to thin, short stems; Leaves broadly lance-like, acuminate, acute; Flowers minute, pale-yellowish green, tinged with purple, in terminal racemes.
  • Flower, Fruit : September-May
  • Distribution :
    • Tamil Nadu : Salem district
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Himachal Pradesh : Kinnaur district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Jawa, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Jawa, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Photographs of Dr. Navendu Page
    • Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Crepidium acuminatum. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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