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Papilionanthe cylindrica
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Family:
ORCHIDACEAE
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Citation: Papilionanthe cylindrica (Lindl.) Seidenf., Descr. Epidendr. Koing 1791: 33. 1995; Sathish in Manoharan et al., Silent Valley-Whispers Reason 207. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 334. 2002; Sathish & Manilal, Orchid Memories 210. 2004; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 838. 2009.
Aerides cylindricum Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 240. 1833; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 44. 1840; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1442(1008). 1928; Abraham & Vatsala, Introd. Orchids 444. 1981; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 478. 2005.
Papilionanthe subulata Pradhan, Indian Orch. 563. 1979, non (Koenig) Garay 1974; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 399. 1984; Subram. et al., Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 11:9.1987; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 299. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 488. 1990; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 325. 1997; Muktesh, Epiphytic Fl. Western Ghats 113. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 433. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 306. 1999; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 688. 2002.
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Malayalam Name(s):
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Butterfly Orchid
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Description:
Epiphytic herbs. Leaves to 10 x 0.2 cm, terete. Racemes extra axillary, opposite the leaves, 2-5-flowered; flowers white. Sepals 12 x 8 mm, ovate, obtuse at apex, fleshy. Petals 12 x 8 mm, broadly ovate, obtuse, fleshy. Lip yellow, 3-lobed, lobes equal, side lobes erect, middle lobes recurved; spur 8 mm, conical, obtuse at apex. Pedicels with ovary 1.5 cm. Fruit 4 cm long, slightly winged.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
February-April
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District(s):
Palakkad, Wayanad, Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram, Kannur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen and shola forests
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Distribution:
South India and Sri Lanka
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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):
White, 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:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
900-1800
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Localities:
Alvarakurichi, Olikkudy, Mlappara, Uppermanalar, Karimala, Valiyaparathode, Pongalapara, Agasthymala peak
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