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Aenhenrya rotundifolia
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Family:
ORCHIDACEAE
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Citation: Aenhenrya rotundifolia (Blatt.) Sathish & Rasm., Novon 7: 81. 1997; Sasidh. et al., Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 94: 473. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 400.1998; Sathish & Manilal, Orchid Memories 164. 2004.
Odontochilus rotundifolius Blatt., Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 32. 521. 1928; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1453(1016). 1928.
Anoectochilus rotundifolius (Blatt.) Balakr., Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 63: 327. 1966.
Aenhenrya agastyamalayana Gopalan, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 90: 271. 1994; Gopalan & Henry, Endemic Pl. Agasthiyamala 44. 2000.
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Description:
Terrestrial herbs, 15-20 cm tall; rhizome creeping, moniliform. Leaves to 3 x 2 cm, ovate, acute, fleshy; petiole 1.5 cm long. Flowers white, solitary; scape 10-15 cm long, pubescent; dorsal sepal 20 x 10 mm, ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, 5-veined, hairy outside; petals 17-20 x 5-6 mm, oblong, subacuminate, 3-veined; lip 17-20 x 10-12 mm, 3-lobed, ligulate, lateral lobes ovate-lanceolate, fringed at margin towards apex; midlobe 3-lobed.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
May-June
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District(s):
Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Southern Western Ghats
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
White
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Monocotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
Southern Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
Critically Endangered (CR)
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Altitude:
1000-1300
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Localities:
Vellimala
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