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Habenaria furcifera
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Family:
ORCHIDACEAE
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Citation: Habenaria furcifera Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 319. 1835; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 149. 1890; Rathakr., Bull. Bot. Surv. India 13: 2. 1971; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 286. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 481. 1990; Sathish in Manoharan et al., Silent Valley-Whispers Reason 204. 1999; Sathish & Manilal, Orchid Memories 194. 2004.
Habenaria modesta Dalz. in Hook.'s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 2: 262. 1850; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 166. 1890.
Habenaria ovalifolia Wight, Ic. t. 1708. 1851; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 149. 1890; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1471(1028). 1928; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 14. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 444. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 421. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 329. 2002; Sathish & Manilal, Orchid Memories 196. 2004.
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Description:
Stem 30-60 cm high, robust. Leaves 15-18 x 4-5.5 cm, elliptic-oblong, apex acute, clustered to the middle of the stem. Flowers greenish-white, in 45-50 cm long, lax raceme, peduncle 30-35 cm long; bracts 11-12 x 2.5-3 mm, lanceolate, acuminate; dorsal sepal 4 x 5 mm, broadly elliptic, obtuse; lateral sepals 4 x 2.5 mm, obliquely elliptic-oblong, subacute to obtuse, 3-veined; petals 5 x 2.5 mm, obliquely oblong-obtuse; lip, 6 x 11 mm, 3-lobed; lobes unequal, lateral lobes 6 x 1 mm, obliquely oblong-lanceolate, obtuse; spur 16 x 8 mm, cylindrical, subacute.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
July-August
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Thrissur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests, also in grasslands
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Distribution:
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):
Green, Creamy
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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:
Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Peechi, Pambavalley, Kuchimudi, Damsite, Chindaki forest
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