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Nervilia aragoana
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Family:
ORCHIDACEAE
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Citation: Nervilia aragoana Gaud. in Freyc. Voy. Bot. 422, t.35. 1829; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1459(1020). 1928; Abraham & Vatsala, Introd. Orchids 430. 1981; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 365. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 20. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 448. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 322. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 692. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 427. 1998; Ravikumar & Ved, Illustr. Field Guide 100 Red Listed Med. Pl. 254. 2000 Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 331. 2002; Sathish & Manilal, Orchid Memories 202. 2004; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 490. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 827. 2009.
Pogonia carinata Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 414. 1840; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 120. 1890.
Pogonia flabelliformis Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 415. 1840; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 121. 1890.
Nervilia carinata (Lindl.) Schltr. in Engl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 404. 1911; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1459(1020). 1928.
Pogonia scottii Rchb.f., Fl. 55: 276. 1872; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 120. 1890.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Nilathamara, Orilathamara
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Description:
Tubers about 2 cm across, subglobose, white. Leaf 12 x 8 cm, cordate, broadly ovate, acuminate, with 15-20 cm long petiole. Scape 20 cm tall, lax-flowered. Flowers greenish; bracts 14 x 2 mm, linear-lanceolate, subacuminate; sepals 20 x 4 mm, oblanceolate, acute; petals 20 x 5 mm, similar to sepals; lip 22 x 5 mm, 3-lobed, obovate; lateral lobes oblong, acute; midlobe ovate, acute, crenulate, crimped, incurved, 8 mm long.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
April-May
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kollam, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous forests, also in sacred groves
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia, China to Australia and the Pacific
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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, Pink
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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:
300-900
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Localities:
Peechi, Chimmini, Elanad, Rosemala, Thekkady, Kariamchola, Ranni, Vadapuram, Thenmalai
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