Diphylax urceolata (C.B.Clarke) Hook.f.

 
  • Family : ORCHIDACEAE
    (Orchid Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ORCHID FAMILY (ऑर्चिड फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Orchidaceae
  • Basionym : Habenaria urceolata C.B.Clarke
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Platanthera urceolata (C.B.Clarke) R.M.Bateman
  • Common name : Pitcher Diphylax
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Temperate forest; 1900 - 3800 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Leaf oblong to oblong-lanceolate; sepals to 5 mm; lip ca. 4.5 mm; spur urn-shaped; staminodes linear, elongate, extending as far as or beyond apex of anther locules
  • Flower, Fruit : August-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Nepal to China (West Sichuan, North-West Yunnan)
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 227
    • 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=Diphylax urceolata. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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