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Aerides maculosa
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Family:
ORCHIDACEAE
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Citation: Aerides maculosa Lindl., Bot. Reg. t. 58. 1845; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 45. 1890; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1442(1008). 1928; Abraham & Vatsala, Introd. Orchids 444. 1981; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 269. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 466. 1990; Muktesh, Epiphytic Fl. Western Ghats 75. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 400. 1998; Sathish in Manoharan et al., Silent Valley-Whispers Reason 194. 1999.
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Description:
Woody, stout herbs up to 5-6 cm long. Leaves 7-8 x 1-1.5 cm, oblong, keeled, obliquely obtuse with a short mucro. Inflorescence much longer than leaves. Flowers pinkish violet, 1 x 1 cm, in about 10 cm long, axillary racemes. Sepals subsimilar, 10 x 10 mm, ovate, obtuse. Petals 10 x 5 mm, oblong, obtuse. Lip 15 x 15 mm, three lobed, deep pinkish violet with a callus on the disc and crenulate margin; side lobes small, midlobe ovate, emarginated. Spur 10 x 2 mm, cylindrical.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
June-August
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District(s):
Idukki, Palakkad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Peninsular India
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
Yes
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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):
Pink, Violet
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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:
Peninsular India
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Kottamala, Sispara, Attappady R.F., Walayar
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