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Sirhookera lanceolata (Wight) Kuntze

Synonym
:
Josephia lanceolata Wight
Family
:
Orchidaceae
Flowering and fruiting period
:
August-November
Distribution
:
India and Sri Lanka
Distribution in Kerala

Wayanad, Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Palakkad                     
Habitat
:
Shola, evergreen and semi evergreen forests
Key botanical characters: Epiphytic stemless herbs. Leaves 13 x 3.5-4 cm, including 4-5 cm long; petiole, elliptic-oblong or oblanceolate-oblong, subacute at apex. Flowers white, in 20-25 cm long, compound racemes; branches slender; dorsal sepal 3 x 2.9 mm, elliptic-obtuse, 3-veined; lateral sepals 3 x 1.5 mm, oblong, obtuse, 3-veined; petals 3 x 1 mm, oblanceolate, obtuse, 1-veined; lip 35 x 1.5-2 mm, panduriform, 3-lobed; lateral lobes short, blunt; midlobe elliptic-oblong, bifid at apex.




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