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Liparis viridiflora
Synonym
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Cestichis longipes
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Family
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Orchidaceae
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Local name
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English -
Bottle-brush Liparis
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Flowering
and fruiting period
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September-October
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Distribution
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Indo – Malaysia
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Distribution
in Kerala
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Palakkad, Wayanad, Kasaragod, Kollam, Idukki, Kannur,
Malappuram, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram
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Habitat
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Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests
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Key
botanical characters:
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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