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Brachycorythis splendida
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Family:
ORCHIDACEAE
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Citation: Brachycorythis splendida Summerh., Kew Bull. 1955: 240. 1955; Rathakr., Bull. Bot. Surv. India 13: 2. 1971; Abraham & Vatsala, Introd. Orchids 256. 1981; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 449. 1994; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 80. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 402. 1998; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 656. 2002; Sathish & Manilal, Orchid Memories 167. 2004.
Habenaria iantha Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 164. 1890, descr. tantum. partim exclu. synon.
Phyllomphax obcordata (D. Don) Schltr. var. iantha (Hook. f.) C.E.C. Fisch. in Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1476(1031). 1928.
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Description:
Herbs. Leaves 3-3.5 x 1.5-2 cm, ovate-lanceolate, acute, closely set. Flowers pink, 3 x 2 cm, in 5-10 cm long, terminal raceme; bracts foliaceous, 15-17 x 10-12 mm, ovate, acuminate; dorsal sepal and petals connated to form a hood; dorsal sepal 8 x 4.5 mm, ovate, acute, 3-veined; lateral sepals 10 x 4.5 mm, obliquely ovate-lanceolate, acute, 4-veined; petals 8 x 2.5 mm, falcate-linear, acuminate, 3-veined; lip 23 x 16 mm, obcordate, with a triangular apiculus.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
July-September
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District(s):
Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram, Palakkad, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grasslands
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Distribution:
Southern Western Ghats
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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):
Pink, 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:
Southern Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Vellimala, Mangaladevi, Bison valley, Devicolam, Ponmudi, Pongalapara, Karamanayar region, Agasthyarkudam
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