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Geodorum densiflorum (Lam.) Schltr
Synonym
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Arethusa glutinosa
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Family
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Orchidaceae
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Local name
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English - Nodding Swamp Orchid
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Flowering and fruiting period
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April-June
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Distribution
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Peninsular India, Myanmar, China and Sri Lanka
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Distribution in kerala
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Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Kannur
Malappuram, Kozhikkode, Thrissur, Thiruvananthapuram,
Palakkad , Wayanad,
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Habitat
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Moist deciduous and semi-evergreen
forests, also the plains
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Uses
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Fresh root paste regularize menstrual cycle in
women
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Key Botanical Characters :
Terrestrial herbs, 60-70 cm tall; pseudobulb ovoid, 5 x 2.5
cm. Leaves 30-50 x 7-10 cm, elliptic-oblong or lanceolate, acuminate. Flowers
white or pinkish, raceme 50-60 cm long, from the base of the pseudobulb;
flower bearing portion about 5 cm long, strongly decurved. Floral bracts
lanceolate, acuminate, 1-3-veined.Dorsal sepal oblanceolate-oblong, acute,
apiculate at apex, 5-veined; lateral sepals 13 x 5.1 mm, elliptic-oblong,
acute, 7-veined.Petals, oblanceolate, obtuse. Lip cymbiform, side margins
incurved, apex faintly bilobed. Disc with longitudinal callus.
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