Peristylus plantagineus (Lindl.) Lindl.

 
  • Family : ORCHIDACEAE
    (Orchid Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ORCHID FAMILY (ऑर्चिड फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Orchidaceae
  • Basionym : Habenaria gardneri Hook.f.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Peristylus plantagineus (Lindl.) Lindl.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Tropical moist deciduous forests
  • Comments / notes : Occasional in forests
  • Flower, Fruit : July-December
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Idukki district, Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Maharashtra : Mumbai Suburban district, Chandrapur district, Kolhapur district, Pune district, Raigad district, Ratnagiri district, Sindhudurg district, Thane district, Yavatmal district
    • Odisha : Bargarh district, Sundergarh district, Kandhamal district, Kalhandi district
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
    • B. D. Sharma, S. Karthikeyan & N. P. Singh 1996 - Flora of Maharashtra state - Monocotyledons
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Peristylus plantagineus. Downloaded on 14 November 2024.

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