Herb
🗒 Synonyms
| synonym | Ceratopsis rosea (D.Don) Lindl. |
| synonym | Epipogium africanus Schltr. |
| synonym | Epipogium dentilabellum Ohtani & S.Suzuki |
| synonym | Epipogium guilfoylii F.Muell. |
| synonym | Epipogium indicum H.J.Chowdhery, G.D.Pal & G.S.Giri |
| synonym | Epipogium kassnerianum Kraenzl. |
| synonym | Epipogium kusukusense (Hayata) Schltr. |
| synonym | Epipogium makinoanum Schltr. |
| synonym | Epipogium nutans (Blume) Rchb.f. |
| synonym | Epipogium nutans var. celebicus Schltr. |
| synonym | Epipogium pooneranthum Fukuy. |
| synonym | Epipogium rolfei (Hayata) Schltr. |
| synonym | Epipogium sessanum S.N.Hegde & A.N.Rao |
| synonym | Epipogium sinicum C.L.Tso |
| synonym | Epipogium tuberosum Duthie |
| synonym | Galera kusukusensis Hayata |
| synonym | Galera nutans Blume |
| synonym | Galera rolfei Hayata |
| synonym | Galera rosea (D.Don) Blume |
| synonym | Gastrodia schinziana Kraenzl. |
| synonym | Limodorum roseum D.Don |
| synonym | Podanthera pallida Wight |
| synonym | Stereosandra schinziana (Kraenzl.) Garay |
🗒 Common Names
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📚 Overview
Description
Saprophytic tuberous herbs, 15-25 cm tall; tuber 2-3 x 2 cm, ovoid or oblongoid. Flowers white, speckled with pink spots, racemose; dorsal sepal 9 x 1.4 mm, linear, subacute, obtuse, 3-veined; lateral sepals 10 x 1 mm, linear, subacute, 3-veined; petals 9.5 x 2 mm, oblong-lanceolate, obtuse. disc with 2 rows of tubercles; spur 3 x 2 mm, saccate; column 4 x 1.2 mm; ovary 3.5 x 1.2 mm.
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
| Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
No Data
📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Shady places,tree trunks
Evergreen forests
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
| Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Description
Global Distribution
Africa through Asia to Australia and New Guinea
Indian distribution
State - Kerala, District/s: Palakkad, Kollam, Idukki, Malappuram, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wayanad, Kozhikkode
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
| Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Global Distribution
India: Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Sikkim, Tripura; Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand
Indian Distribution
Assam
No Data
📚 Occurrence
No Data
📚 Demography and Conservation
📚 Uses and Management
📚 Information Listing
References
- Epipogium nutans Rchb.f., Bonplandia 5: 36. 1836; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 124. 1890; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1460(1021). 1928 'Epipogum'.
- Limodorum roseum D. Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 30. 1825.
- Podanthera pallida Wight, Ic. t. 1759. 1851.
- Epipogium roseum (D. Don) Lindl., J. Proc. Linn. Soc. Bot. 1: 177. 1857; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 393. 1984; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 279. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 453. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 476. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 455. 1994; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 440. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 316. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 686. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 414. 1998; Sathish in Manoharan et al., Silent Valley-Whispers Reason 201. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 326. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 670. 2002; Sathish & Manilal, Orchid Memories 185. 2004; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 807. 2009.
Information Listing > References
- Epipogium nutans Rchb.f., Bonplandia 5: 36. 1836; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 124. 1890; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1460(1021). 1928 'Epipogum'.
- Limodorum roseum D. Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 30. 1825.
- Podanthera pallida Wight, Ic. t. 1759. 1851.
- Epipogium roseum (D. Don) Lindl., J. Proc. Linn. Soc. Bot. 1: 177. 1857; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 393. 1984; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 279. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 453. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 476. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 455. 1994; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 440. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 316. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 686. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 414. 1998; Sathish in Manoharan et al., Silent Valley-Whispers Reason 201. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 326. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 670. 2002; Sathish & Manilal, Orchid Memories 185. 2004; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 807. 2009.
No Data
🐾 Taxonomy
| Root | Root |
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Liliopsida |
| Order | Asparagales |
| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Genus | Epipogium |
| Species | Epipogium roseum (D.Don) Lindl. |
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