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Liparis wightiana
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Family:
ORCHIDACEAE
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Citation: Liparis wightiana Thw., Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 295. 1861; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 695. 1890; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1410(986). 1928; Abraham & Vatsala, Introd. Orchids 405. 1981; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 291. 1988; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 461. 1994; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 81. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 425. 1998; Sathish in Manoharan et al., Silent Valley-Whispers Reason 205. 1999; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 681. 2002; Sathish & Manilal, Orchid Memories 201. 2004; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 824. 2009.
Liparis atropurpurea sensu Wight, Ic. t. 904. 1844, non Lindl. 1830.
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Description:
Terrestria herbs to 15 cm, base bulbous. Leaves to 5.5 x 2 cm, ovate, acuminate. Flowers yellowish with brown tinge, in about 4-8 cm long racemes; bracts 9 x 3.5 mm, lanceolate, acuminate. Dorsal sepal lanceolate, obtuse, 3-veined; lateral sepals subfalcately lanceolate, acute, 3-veined. Petals linear, obtuse, 1-veined. Lip 7 x 6 mm, oblong-orbicular, auricled at base, disc with 2 tubercled calli, margins hairy.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-September
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District(s):
Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram, Palakkad, Wayanad, Kannur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grasslands
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Distribution:
South India and Sri Lanka
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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):
Yellow, Brown
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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:
1500-1800
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Localities:
Kottamala, Vallakkadavu, Devicolam, Damsite, Agasthymala peak
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