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Anoectochilus setaceus
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Family:
ORCHIDACEAE
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Citation: Anoectochilus setaceus Blume, Bijdr. 412. 1825.
Anoectochilus regalis Blume, Coll. Orchid. 46. 1858; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 95. 1890.
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Description:
Terrestrial leafy herbs with creeping stem, 15-25 cm high. Leaves 3.5- 8 x 1.5-4 cm, ovate, acute at apex, round at base, dark brown, with golden reticulations above. Inflorescence terminal raceme, 3-5 flowered; flowers on the extreme tip; basal portion with 1-2, tubular lanceolate bracts, 1-1.5 cm across. Sepals and petals subequal, 0.6-0.8 x 0.4-0.5 cm, ovate. Lip 1-12 cm long, attached to base of column, white, 3-lobed; side lobes small; mid-lobe 2-winged at apex, with 9 pairs of filiform lobules on sides. Pollinia 2, clavate, attached to a single caudicle. Pedicel and ovary 1-1.2 cm long.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-November
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District(s):
Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
South China to Tropical Asia
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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):
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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:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
700-1400
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Localities:
Athirumala, Attayar
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