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Xenikophyton smeeanum
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Family:
ORCHIDACEAE
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Citation: Xenikophyton smeeanum (Rchb.f.) Garay, Bot. Mus. Leafl. Harvard Univ. 23:374.1974; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 308. 1988; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 27. 1996; Muktesh, Epiphytic Fl. Western Ghats 128. 1998; Sathish in Manoharan et al., Silent Valley-Whispers Reason 213. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 339. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 702. 2002; Sathish & Manilal, Orchid Memories 230. 2004; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 856. 2009.
Saccolabium smeeanum Rchb.f., Gard. Chron. ser. 3, 2: 214. 1887.
Rhynchostylis latifolia C.E.C. Fisch., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1927: 358. 1927; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1440(1007). 1928.
Schoenorchis latifolia (C.E.C. Fisch.) Saldanha, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 70: 414. 1974; Abraham & Vatsala, Introd. Orchids 475. 1981.
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Description:
Erect epiphytes. Leaves 5-7.5 x 1.5-2.5 cm, oblong, apex unequally bilobed, channelled above. Raceme simple or branched to 10 cm long; bracts ca 2 mm, ovate-lanceolate, acuminate; sepal and petal ca 3 x 2 mm, ovate-oblong, obtuse, lip obscurely 3-lobed, arched, base spurred, column short, pollinia 2.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
May-August
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District(s):
Thiruvananthapuram, Palakkad, Idukki, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen 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):
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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:
900-1800
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Localities:
Pandaravarai, Aruvanpara, Kanjiyar, Vandamettu, Pongalapara
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