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Gastrochilus acaulis
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Family:
ORCHIDACEAE
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Citation: Gastrochilus acaulis (Lindl.) O. Ktze., Rev. Gen. Pl. 2: 661. 1891; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 318. 1997; Muktesh, Epiphytic Fl. Western Ghats 97. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 417. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 304. 1999; Sathish in Manoharan et al., Silent Valley-Whispers Reason 203. 1999; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 675. 2002; Sathish & Manilal, Orchid Memories 191. 2004; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 812. 2009.
Cleisostoma acaulis Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 227. 1833.
Saccolabium acaule (Lindl.) Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 61. 1890.
Vanda pulchella Wight, Ic. t. 9. 1852.
Gastrochilus calceolare (Buch.-Ham. ex Smith) D. Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 32. 1825; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 455. 1988; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 283. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 384. 1989.
Saccolabium nilagiricum Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 60. 1890.
Gastrochilus nilagiricus (Hook.f.) O.Ktze., Rev. Gen. Pl. 2: 661. 1891; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 369. 1985.
Gastrochilus pulchellus (Wight) Schltr., Feddes Repert. 12: 215. 1913; Abraham & Vatsala, Introd. Orchids 466. 1981; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 479. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 458. 1994.
Saccolabium pulchellum (Wight) C.E.C. Fisch., Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1446(1011). 1928; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 374. 1995.
Gastrochilus indicus Garay, Bot. Mus. Leafl. Harvard Univ. 23:180. 1972; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 284. 1988; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 484. 2005.
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Description:
Epiphytic herbs; stem 2 cm high. Leaves 4-10 x 1 cm, oblong, obliquely bifid at apex. Flowers yellow, on 2 cm long, stout, lateral raceme. Dorsal sepal 8 x 3.5 mm, obovate, obtuse; lateral sepals 7.5 x 4 mm, elliptic, obtuse. Petals 7 x 3.5, obovate. Lip 7 x 8 mm, deeply saccate; epichile triangular, margins dentate with few papillae near centre.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-November
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District(s):
Kottayam, Kasaragode, Kannur, Palakkad, Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram, Pathanamthitta, Kollam, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Semi-evergreen, evergreen and moist and dry deciduous forests
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Distribution:
Southern India and Sri Lanka
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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):
White, Yellow, Blue
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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:
850-1050
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Localities:
Alvarakurichi, Olippara, Vallakkadavu, Aruvanpara, Nedumpoyil, Parappa, Sabari hills, Ayyappankovil, Mukkali forests, Thenmalai, Athirumala, Meenmutty
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