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Pholidota imbricata
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Family:
ORCHIDACEAE
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Citation: Pholidota imbricata Hook., Exot. Fl. t. 138. 1825; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1431(1000). 1928; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 374. 1985; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 786. 1990; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 696. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 435. 1998; Sathish in Manoharan et al., Silent Valley-Whispers Reason 209. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 334. 2002; Sathish & Manilal, Orchid Memories 213. 2004; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 841. 2009.
Pholidota pallida sensu Abraham & Vatsala, Intr. Orch. 288. 1981, non Lindl. 1836; Abraham & Vatsala, Introd. Orchids 288. 1981; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 400. 1984; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 301. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 460. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 490. 1990; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 386. 1989; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 369. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 34. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 452. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 327. 1997; Muktesh, Epiphytic Fl. Western Ghats 113. 1998; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 493. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 679. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Pannamaravazha
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Description:
Epiphytes with crowded pseudobulbs and tufted roots. Pseudobulbs 4-6 cm long, oblong-conical, tetragonous, with large deciduous sheathing scales. Leaves 1-2 from the apex of pseudobulb, 14-25 x 3.2-5.5 cm, elliptic-oblanceolate, base attenuate, apex acute or obtuse, coriaceous, strongly 3-nerved. Racemes drooping, axillary, 20-27 cm long. Flowers pinkish-white, hidden by imbricating, bifarious foliaceous persistent bracts; bracts to 6 x 5 mm, ovate-obtuse. Sepals subequal, to 7 x 5 mm, ovate, apex obtuse or acute, 3-nerved. Petals to 6 x 2.5 mm, linear-oblong. Lip to 8 x 8 mm, deeply saccate, sac longitudinally 3-ridged within, 3-lobed, mid-lobe bifid. Column orbicular-ovate, winged. Anthers 2-loculed, pollinia 4. Capsule ellipsoid, pendulous.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-March
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests and sacred groves
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia
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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):
Pink, White
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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:
700-1000
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Localities:
Peechi, Kattalappara, Thekkady, Muthuvarachal, Nilambur, Damsite, Almost all forests, Chandanathode, Taliparamba, Panathur, Santhanpara, Neriamangalam to Velvara, Mukkali forests, Sairandhri, Thiruvizha, Pooyamkutty, Saivila, Punchakolli, Machiri, Teppak
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