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Anoectochilus elatus
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Family:
ORCHIDACEAE
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Citation: Anoectochilus elatus Lindl., Proc. Linn. Soc. Bot. 1: 178. 1857; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 95. 1890 'elatior'; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1453(1016). 1928; Abraham & Vatsala, Introd. Orchids 196. 1981; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 390. 1984; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 269. 1988; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 448. 1994; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 434. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 309. 1997; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 80. 1998; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 680. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 401. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 301. 1999; Biju in Manoharan et al., Silent Valley-Whispers Reason 154. 1999; Sathish in Manoharan et al., Silent Valley-Whispers Reason 194. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 320. 2002; Sathish & Manilal, Orchid Memories 165. 2004; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 784. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Nagathali
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Terrestrial herbs with creeping rhizome. Leaves to 5 x 4 cm, ovate or elliptic, acute, dark maroon with golden netted veins; petiole 1.5 cm long. Flowers white, 2.5 x 1 cm, in about 25 cm long raceme; dorsal sepal 11 x 5 mm, ovate, acuminate, 1-veined; lateral sepals 12 x 5 mm, obovate-oblong, subacuminate, 1-veined; petals 10 x 3-4 mm, obliquely oblong, acuminate, 1-veined, connate with dorsal sepal; lip 3-lobed, 20 x 20 mm, side lobes 10 x 3 mm, oblong, retuse, curved, mesochile with 5-7 pairs of long fimbriate epichile, bilobed, lobes broad at apex, truncate; spur bilobulate, with spindle-shaped gland.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-December
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District(s):
Palakkad, Wayanad, Kollam, Idukki, Malappuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen and shola forests
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Distribution:
Southern Western Ghats and Sri Lanka
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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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:
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Localities:
Sholayar, Alvarakurichi, Karivepinshola, Melmanalar, Melmala, Pooppara, Kanthaloor forests, Sispara, Walla Ghat, Boneccord, Kunda hills
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