MO006 : Peristylus stocksii (Hook.f.) Kranzl. |
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| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. : |
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| Class |
: Liliopsida - Monocotyledons |
| Order |
: Asparagales |
| Family |
: Orchidaceae - Orchid family |
| Genus |
: Peristylus |
| Species |
: Peristylus stocksii (Hook.f.) Kranzl. |
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| Plant Location in Melghat : |
Vairat |
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| Plant Category : |
Orchid |
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| Plant's Current Status : |
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| Plant Family : |
Orchidaceae |
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| Plant Common Name : |
Stocks's Peristylus |
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| Synonym : |
Habenaria stocksii Hook.f.
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| Description : |
a small terrestrial orchid, 10-50 cm tall. Tubers are oblong, 2-3 cm long. Leaves are 5-14 cm long, ovate-elliptic with wavy margin, clustered in the middle of the stem. Small greenish-white flowers are borne in lax twisted spikes 10-25 cm long carried on 5-10 cm long stalk. Bracts are 1 cm long, long-pointed. Spur is 6 mm long, inflated. Mid-lobe of the lip is incurved. Capsules are 1 cm long, curved and ribbed. Stocks's Peristylus is occasionally found in the grasslands in the evergreen forests of Western Ghats. Flowering: July. |
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| Reference : |
~ Londhe AN, Watve AV and Ansari MY; "Additions to the flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. (2002); 26(2): 385-395 PMID :
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