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Oberonia bicornis
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Family:
ORCHIDACEAE
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Citation: Oberonia bicornis Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 16. 1830; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 682. 1888; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 294. 1988; R. Ansari & Balakr., Orch. Monogr. 4: 31. 1990; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 323. 1997; Muktesh, Epiphytic Fl. Western Ghats 105. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 429. 1998; Sathish in Manoharan et al., Silent Valley-Whispers Reason 206. 1999; Sathish & Manilal, Orchid Memories 204. 2004; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 679. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 830. 2009.
Oberonia umbonata Blatt. & McCann, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 35: 259. 1931.
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Description:
Small epiphytes. Leaves distichous, 1.5-4.5 x 0.4-1.2 cm, ensiform, equitant, apex acute, fleshy, yellowish-green. Raceme terminal, up to 6 cm long, slender, spiciform. Flowers minute, ochraceous-red; lip deep red, 3-lobed, side-lobes erect, surrounding the column; mid-lobe curving upwards with the lateral lobes.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-November
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District(s):
Alappuzha, Palakkad, Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
South Asia
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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, Red
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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:
850-
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Localities:
Kattalappara, Rockwood, Melmala, Damsite, Kadakarapally
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