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Phalaenopsis deliciosa
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Family:
ORCHIDACEAE
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Citation: Phalaenopsis deliciosa Rchb.f., Bonplandia 2: 93. 1854; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 841. 2009.
Kingidium deliciosum (Rchb.f.) Sweet, Amer. Orch. Soc. Bull. 39: 1095. 1970; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 445. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 320. 1997; Muktesh, Epiphytic Fl. Western Ghats 99. 1998; Sathish & Manilal, Orchid Memories 199. 2004; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 487. 2005.
Phalaenopsis wightii Rchb.f., Bot. Zeit. 20: 214. 1862.
Doritis wightii (Rchb.f.) Benth., Gen. Pl. 3: 574. 1883; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 32. 1890.
Kingiella decumbens (Griff.) Rolfe, Orch. Rev. 25: 197. 1917; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1439(1006). 1928.
Phalaenopsis decumbens sensu Saldanha in Saldanha & Nicolson, Fl. Hassan Dist. 842. 1976, non (Griff.) Holttum 1947; Abraham & Vatsala, Introd. Orchids 464. 1981; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 400. 1984; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 460. 1988; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 468. 1994.
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Description:
Leaves oblong-obovate, obtuse, margin wavy, glossy, to 15 x 3 cm. Scape to 12 cm long. Flowers to 1.8 cm across. Sepals and petals pale pink. Lip white with dark pink blotches; side lobes oblong, midlobe obovate, forked at apex.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
July-August
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District(s):
Kollam, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Pathanamthitta, Thrissur, Palakkad, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Semi-evergreen and evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
Yes
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
White, Pink
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Monocotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
350-900
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Localities:
Sholayar, Kattalappara, Perunthenaruvi, Kannoth, Ponmudi
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