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Acampe ochracea
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Family:
ORCHIDACEAE
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Citation: Acampe ochracea (Lindl.) Hochr., Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 6: 270. 1910; Abraham & Vatsala, Introd. Orchids 452. 1981; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 446. 1988; Muktesh, Epiphytic Fl. Western Ghats 74. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 399. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 319 ; Sathish & Manilal, Orchid Memories 163. 2004; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 477. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 781. 2009.
Saccolabium ochraceum Lindl., Bot. Reg. Misc. 2. 1842; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 62. 1890.
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Description:
Epiphytes. Leaves 16-19 x 2 cm, oblong, keeled, obliquely bilobulate at apex. Flowers yellow, 1.5 x 1.5 cm, in 10-20 cm long, axillary, racemose panicles; dorsal sepal 7 x 2 mm, obovate, obtuse, 5-veined; lateral sepals 6 x 1-2 cm, obliquely oblong, acute, 3-veined; petals 7 x 1-2 mm, obovate-oblong or spathulate, 6-veined; lip 4 x 2 mm, triangular, obtuse, papillate, with 5 x 1 mm, cylindrical spur.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
February-April
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District(s):
Wayanad, Palakkad, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Kannur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests
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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):
Orange
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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:
400-800
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Localities:
Koruthode, Velayudhankayi, Pooyamkutty, Thekkuthode, Aralam, Kannoth
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