Epipactis gigantea Douglas ex Hook.

 
  • Family : ORCHIDACEAE
    (Orchid Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ORCHID FAMILY (ऑर्चिड फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Orchidaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Amesia gigantea (Douglas ex Hook.) A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.; Arthrochilium giganteum (Douglas ex Hook.) Szlach.; Cephalanthera kokanica Regel ex Nevski; Epipactis americana Lindl.; Epipactis gigantea f. rubrifolia P.M.Br.; Epipactis pringlei Gand.; Helleborine gigantea (Douglas ex Hook.) Druce; Limodorum giganteum (Douglas ex Hook.) Kuntze; Peramium giganteum (Douglas ex Hook.) J.M.Coult.; Serapias gigantea (Douglas ex Hook.) A.A.Eaton
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Epipactis gigantea Douglas ex Hook.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Marshy places, near springs, rivers in temperate to alpine regions, 2500 - 4000 m. altitude
  • Flower, Fruit : July-August
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, India, Mexico, Montana, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pakistan, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : South-West Canada to North Mexico.
  • 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=Epipactis gigantea. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

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