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Sirhookera lanceolata
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Family:
ORCHIDACEAE
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Citation: Sirhookera lanceolata (Wight) O. Ktze., Rev. Gen. Pl. 2: 681. 1891; Abraham & Vatsala, Introd. Orchids 258. 1981; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 402. 1984; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 305. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 462. 1988; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 470. 1994; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 329. 1997; Muktesh, Epiphytic Fl. Western Ghats 120. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 438. 1998; Sathish in Manoharan et al., Silent Valley-Whispers Reason 211. 1999; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 695. 2002; Sathish & Manilal, Orchid Memories 222. 2004; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 495. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 850. 2009.
Josephia lanceolata Wight, Ic. t. 1753. 1851; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 823. 1890; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1428(999). 1928.
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Description:
Epiphytic stemless herbs. Leaves 13 x 3.5-4 cm, including 4-5 cm long; petiole, elliptic-oblong or oblanceolate-oblong, subacute at apex. Flowers white, in 20-25 cm long, compound racemes; branches slender; dorsal sepal 3 x 2.9 mm, elliptic-obtuse, 3-veined; lateral sepals 3 x 1.5 mm, oblong, obtuse, 3-veined; petals 3 x 1 mm, oblanceolate, obtuse, 1-veined; lip 35 x 1.5-2 mm, panduriform, 3-lobed; lateral lobes short, blunt; midlobe elliptic-oblong, bifid at apex.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-November
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District(s):
Wayanad, Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Palakkad, Kozhikkode
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Shola, evergreen and semi-evergreen 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
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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:
600-1800
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Localities:
Rosemala, Pachakkanam, Aruvanpara, Anathode, Teerthundamala, Athirumala, Pongalapara, Attayar
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