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Aerides ringens
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Family:
ORCHIDACEAE
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Citation: Aerides ringens (Lindl.) C.E.C. Fisch., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1928: 284. 1928 & Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1442(1008). 1928; Abraham & Vatsala, Introd. Orchids 446. 1981; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 390. 1984; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 269. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 447. 1988; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 446. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 372. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 40. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 433. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 309. 1997; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 80. 1998; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 679. 1997; Muktesh, Epiphytic Fl. Western Ghats 76. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 400. 1998; Sathish in Manoharan et al., Silent Valley-Whispers Reason 194. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 320. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 654. 2002; Sathish & Manilal, Orchid Memories 165. 2004; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 478. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 783. 2009.
Saccolabium ringens Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 221. 1833.
Aerides radicosa A. Rich., Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot. ser. 2, 15: 65. 1841; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 46. 1890.
Saccolabium paniculatum Wight, Ic. t. 1676. 1851.
Aerides lineare Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 47. 1890.
Saccolabium rubrum Wight, Ic. t. 1673. 1851, non Lindley 1833.
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Description:
Leaves 13-15 x 0.5 cm, linear, keeled, obliquely bilobulate. Flowers white with pink, 2 x 1.5 cm, in about 20 cm long, lax racemes; dorsal sepal 8 x 3 mm, oblong-ovate, acute, 5-veined; laterals 5 x 3.5 mm, broadly ovate, acute, 5-veined; petals 6 x 3 mm, oblong, obtuse, 5-veined; lip 6 x 2 mm, ovate, acute, side lobes oblong or orbicular small, midlobe linear-oblong, acute; disc with fleshy callus; spur 6 x 2 mm, cylindrical.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
June-July
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wayanad, Kozhikkode
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests and grasslands
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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, Pink
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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:
50-2000
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Localities:
Peechi, Rosemala, Sunderamala, Thekkady, Vengoli, Kuchimudi, Nelluyampathy forests, Sispara, Pampa, Kannoth, Kanjirakadavu, Vadapuram, Kunda hills, Anamari, Kulathupuzha, Chemungi, Attayar
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