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Habenaria diphylla
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Family:
ORCHIDACEAE
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Citation: Habenaria diphylla (Nimmo) Dalz. in Hook.'s J. Bot. Kew. Gard. Misc. 2: 262. 1850; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 151. 1890; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1471(1028). 1928; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 282. 1982; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 781. 1990; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 678. 2002; Sathish & Manilal, Orchid Memories 194. 2004; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 816. 2009.
Liparis diphyllos Nimmo in J.Graham, Cat. Pl. Bomb. Bombay 252. 1839.
Habenaria jerdoniana Wight, Ic. 5:14. t. 1715. 1851.
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Description:
Slender herbs, 8-20 cm high. Leaves unequal, 1.5-2.5 x 1-2.5 cm, broadly orbicular-ovate, obtuse to slightly acute at apex, cordate-amplexicaul at base, appressed to the ground. Spikes 5-15 cm long, flowering at top only; basal portion with few lanceolate bracts 0.8-1 cm long. Floral bracts 0.6-0.8 cm long. Flowers 0.6-0.8 cm across. Sepals 0.4 cm long, 0.25-0.3 cm wide, ovate. Petals 0.4 cm long, linear. Lip 0.7-0.8 cm long, 3-lobed; lobes filiform. Spur conical, 0.5-0.6 cm long. Pedicel and ovary 0.5-0.6 cm long.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-November
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District(s):
Thiruvananthapuram, Malappuram, Kozhikkode, Wayanad, Thrissur
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Grasslands, also in the plains
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Distribution:
India to Bangladesh and Philippines
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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:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
600-750
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Localities:
Bonaccord
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