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Diplocentrum congestum
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Family:
ORCHIDACEAE
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Citation: Diplocentrum congestum Wight, Ic. t. 1682. 1851; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 78. 1890; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1449(1013). 1928; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 439. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 413. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 325. 2002; Sathish & Manilal, Orchid Memories 184. 2004; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 805. 2009.
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Description:
Stem 2-4 cm long. Leaves 10-15 x 0.4 cm, linear, keeled, bilobed at apex. Flowers pink, in 10-20 cm long, rarely branched racemes; dorsal sepal 3-3.5 x 2 mm, elliptic, bimucronate at apex, 3-veined; lateral sepals 4 x 2.9 mm, broadly obovate, acute, 3-veined; petals 3 x 1.5 mm, oblong-elliptic, obtuse, 3-veined; lip 6 x 3 mm, ovate-lanceolate, obtuse, 5-veined, with 2 collateral spurs.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
April-May
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous and evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Peninsular India
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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):
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:
Peninsular India
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Peechi, Vellanimala, Thannikkudy, Kuchimudi, on way to Nilamel
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