- 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 27 July 2024.
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Field Image(s)
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India Distribution
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World Distribution
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