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Oberonia proudlockii
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Family:
ORCHIDACEAE
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Citation: Oberonia proudlockii King & Pantl., J. Asiatic Soc. Bengal. 11. 66. 560. 1897; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1406(983). 1928; Abraham & Vatsala, Introd. Orchids 422. 1981; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 297. 1988; R. Ansari & Balakr., Orch. Monogr. 4: 34. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 465. 1994; Muktesh, Epiphytic Fl. Western Ghats 110. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 431. 1998; Sathish in Manoharan et al., Silent Valley-Whispers Reason 207. 1999; Sathish & Manilal, Orchid Memories 206. 2004; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 491. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 834. 2009.
Oberonia sedgwickii Blatt. & McCann, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 35: 257. 1931.
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Description:
Tufted acaulescent epiphyte, ca. 10 cm high. Leaves 5-6 x 0.6-0.9 cm, oblong, subacute, equitant, articulated at base. Scape not adnate to upper leaf, to 8 cm, rachis 3-4 cm, laterally winged. Spike terete, 4-5 cm long with a sterile apex. Flowers brownish-yellow, 2 x 1 mm, sessile, closely spirally set; bracts 1.5 x 1 mm, ovate, dentate; sepals and petals reflexed; dorsal sepal ovate, acute, 1-veined; lateral sepals ovate, acute, 1-veined; petals ovate-lanceolate, obtuse, 1-veined; lip 1.1 x 1 mm, inferior, quadrate, apex obscurely 2-lobed; margins irregular, 3-veined; disc with ovate cavity.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-February
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District(s):
Wayanad, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram, Palakkad, Kozhikkode
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous forests
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Distribution:
Southern Western Ghats
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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):
Brown, Yellow
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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:
Southern Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
850-1300
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Localities:
Thannikkudy, Poochapara, Gavi dam area, Ponmudi
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