Pomatocalpa spicatum Breda

 
  • Family : ORCHIDACEAE
    (Orchid Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ORCHID FAMILY (ऑर्चिड फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Orchidaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Pomatocalpa mannii (Rchb.f.) J.J.Sm.; Cleisostoma mannii Rchb.f.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Pomatocalpa spicatum Breda
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests
  • Comments / notes : Epiphyte
  • Key identification features : Epiphytic herbs with very short stems; Leaves crowded, oblong, obliquely bilobed at apex; Flowers in axillary, branched raceme, yellowish with a pinkish tinge, Lip. 3 -lobed; apical lobe with two bright red dots; spur subglobose; Capsules narrowly oblong.
  • Flower, Fruit : February-August
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Kadapa district, Araku valley (Vishakapatnam district)
    • Kerala : Palakkad district, Idukki district, Kollam district
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
    • Assam : Assam
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • Native : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bhutan, Borneo, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bhutan, Borneo, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • Pullaiah, T., 1997. Flora of Andhra Pradesh. Vol. 3.
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 150-151
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Pomatocalpa spicatum. Downloaded on 16 October 2024.

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World Distribution

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