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Liparis viridiflora
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Family:
ORCHIDACEAE
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Citation: Liparis viridiflora (Blume) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 31. 1830; Abraham & Vatsala, Introd. Orchids 410. 1981; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 397. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 370. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 291. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 456. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 483. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 461. 1994; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 27,34. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 446. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 321. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 689. 1997; Muktesh, Epiphytic Fl. Western Ghats 101. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 425. 1998; Sathish in Manoharan et al., Silent Valley-Whispers Reason 205. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 330. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 680. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 488. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 823. 2009.
Malaxis viridiflora Blume, Bijdr. 392. 1825.
Liparis longipes Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 30. 1830; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 703. 1890; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1411(987). 1928.
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Description:
Epiphytic herbs; pseudobulb 8 x 2 cm, tapering towards apex. Leaves 2 per pseudobulb, 20-25 x 2 cm, linear, acuminate. Flowers creamy, in 20 mm long raceme. Dorsal sepal oblong acute, 1-veined; lateral sepals obliquely oblong, obtuse, 1-veined. Petals linear, acute, 1-veined. Lip 2.5 x 2 mm, oblong, acute, obtuse.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-October
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District(s):
Palakkad, Wayanad, Kasaragode, Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia
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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):
Creamy, 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:
600-1300
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Localities:
Ponmudi, Kattalappara, Rockwood, Sabarimala, Kanthalppara, Valiyaparathode, Sabari hills, Kalleli, Nedumpoyil, Chandanathode, Konnakadu, Koomanpara, Nellikuth, Karuvarakundu, Athirumala
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