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Sirhookera latifolia
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Family:
ORCHIDACEAE
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Citation: Sirhookera latifolia (Wight) O. Ktze., Rev. Gen. Pl. 2: 681. 1891; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 305. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 493. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 470. 1994; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 27. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 454. 1996; 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; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 337. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 695. 2002; Sathish & Manilal, Orchid Memories 222. 2004; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 850. 2009.
Josephia latifolia Wight, Ic. t. 1743. 1851; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 823. 1890; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1428(999). 1928.
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Description:
Epiphytes with very short stem and vermiform roots. Leaves 9-10 x 2-2.5 cm, including a petiole of 1-1.5 cm long, oblong, acute. Flowers white, in 15-20 cm long branched racemes; branches slender. Dorsal sepal obovate, obtuse, 3-veined; lateral sepals elliptic-oblong, obtuse, 3-veined. Petals oblong, obtuse, 1-veined. Lip 4 x 2 mm, 3-lobed; lateral lobes smaller, oblong, obtuse, incurved; midlobe ovate, obtuse or acute.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-September
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Thrissur, Wayanad, Kannur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
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:
800-1200
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Localities:
Sholayar, Kattalappara, Choodal, Koruthode, Pachakkanam, Kottamala, Pezha, Campshed area, Chemungi, Athirumala
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