764
Eria pauciflora Wight
Synonym
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Pinalia nilgherensis Kuntze
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Family
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Orchidaceae
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Flowering
and fruiting period
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August-September
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Distribution
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Western Ghats
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Distribution
in Kerala
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Palakkad, Idukki, Kollam, Wayanad, Thrissur, Kozhikode
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Habitat
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Evergreen forests
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Key
botanical characters:
Stem clavate, 8-10 cm tall. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, acute. Flowers white, in 1.5-2 cm long, 2-flowered,
terminal raceme; bracts , oblong-lanceolate, acute, 3-veined; dorsal
sepal , obovate-oblong, acute, 3-veined; lateral sepals obliquely ovate, acute; petals oblong-lanceolate,
subacute-obtuse, 3-veined; lip ,quadrate, emarginate at apex;
disc with fleshy bilobed calli; midlobe with 3 fleshy ridges.
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