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Rhynchostylis retusa (L.) Blume

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Rhynchostylis retusa Foxtail Orchid Flower
Rhynchostylis retusa Foxtail Orchid Flower
Rhynchostylis retusa Foxtail Orchid Flower
🗒 Synonyms
synonymAerides guttata (Lindl.) Roxb.
synonymAerides praemorsa Willd.
synonymAerides retusa (L.) Sw.
synonymAerides spicata D.Don
synonymAerides undulata Sm.
synonymEpidendrum hippium Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
synonymEpidendrum indicum Poir.
synonymEpidendrum retusum L.
synonymGastrochilus blumei (Lindl.) Kuntze
synonymGastrochilus garwalicus (Lindl.) Kuntze
synonymGastrochilus retusus (L.) Kuntze
synonymGastrochilus rheedei (Wight) Kuntze
synonymGastrochilus spicatus (D.Don) Kuntze
synonymLimodorum retusum (L.) Sw.
synonymOrchis lanigera Blanco
synonymRhynchostylis albiflora I.Barua & Bora
synonymRhynchostylis garwalica (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
synonymRhynchostylis guttata (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
synonymRhynchostylis praemorsa (Willd.) Blume
synonymRhynchostylis retusa f. albiflora (I.Barua & Bora) Christenson
synonymSaccolabium blumei Lindl.
synonymSaccolabium furcatum B.S.Williams
synonymSaccolabium garwalicum Lindl.
synonymSaccolabium guttatum (Lindl.) Wall.
synonymSaccolabium heathii Auct.
synonymSaccolabium macrostachyum Lindl.
synonymSaccolabium praemorsum (Willd.) Lindl.
synonymSaccolabium retusum (L.) Voigt
synonymSaccolabium rheedei Wight
synonymSaccolabium spicatum (D.Don) Lindl.
synonymSarcanthus guttatus Lindl.
🗒 Common Names
Assamese
  • Kopou-phul/ Kopou
English
  • Cat-tail Orchid
Hindi
  • द्रौपदी माला Draupadi Mala
Konkani
  • Panas Koli
Malayalam
  • Maravasha
  • Seethamudi
Manipuri
  • সমজীৰৈ Samjirei
Marathi
  • गजरा Gajara
  • सीतेची वेणी Seetechi Veni
Other
  • Blunt Rhynchostylis
  • Common Foxtail Orchid
  • Foxtail Orchid
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Epiphytic herb
Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
Contributors 
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    Brief
    Flowering class: Monocot Habit: Herb
    Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
    Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
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    References 
      Diagnostic Keys
      Description
      Epiphytes, to 40 cm tall; stems stout, woody. Leaves to 30 x 2 cm, lorate, obliquely bilobed at apex with a mucro in between, lobules rounded. Flowers violet pink, closely packed in 30-40 cm long, stout, compact, pendulous axillary raceme; sepals and petals similar; dorsal sepal ovate or ovate-oblong, obtuse; lateral sepals 8 x 7 mm, obliquely ovate, subacute; petals 6 x 3 mm, oblong-ovate, obtuse; lip entire, oblong, pink; clawed; claw deflexed, deeply inflexed, cuneiform; disc 2-lobed; spur 5 mm long, laterally compressed, tip emarginate; puberulus inside; column short; foot very short; pollinia 2, globose, with long caudicle.
      Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
      Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
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        📚 Natural History
        Cyclicity
        Flowering and fruiting: June-July
        Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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        Status UNDER_CREATION
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          📚 Habitat and Distribution
          General Habitat
          Forested areas, shady places
          Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
          Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
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          Status UNDER_CREATION
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            Moist deciduous forests, also in sacred groves
            Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
            Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
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              Description
              Global Distribution

              India: Assam

              Indian Distribution

              Assam

              Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
              Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
              Contributors 
              Status UNDER_CREATION
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              References 
                Global Distribution

                Indo-Malesia

                Indian distribution

                State - Kerala, District/s: Wayanad, Ernakulam, Palakkad, Kottayam, Kasaragode, Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kannur, Kozhikkode, Thrissur

                Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
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                  📚 Occurrence
                  No Data
                  📚 Demography and Conservation
                  Legislation

                  CITES Status

                  Appendix II
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                  📚 Uses and Management
                  Uses

                  System of Medicines Used In

                  Folk medicine
                  Folk medicine
                  System Of Medicines Used In

                  Folk medicine

                  FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2857
                  Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2857
                  Contributors 
                  Status UNDER_CREATION
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                    📚 Information Listing
                    References
                    1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2857
                    1. Saccolabium rheedei Wight, Ic. 5: 19. 1851.
                    2. Epidendrum retusum L., Sp. Pl. 953. 1753.
                    3. Rhynchostylis retusa (L.) Blume, Bijdr. 286. 1825; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 32. 1890; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1440(1007). 1928; Abraham & Vatsala, Introd. Orchids 454. 1981; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 285. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 401. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 375. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 462. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 387. 1989; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 492. 1990; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 454. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 329. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 698. 1997; Muktesh, Epiphytic Fl. Western Ghats 117. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 436. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 337. 2002; Sathish & Manilal, Orchid Memories 215. 2004; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 494. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 845. 2009.
                    Information Listing > References
                    1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2857
                    2. Saccolabium rheedei Wight, Ic. 5: 19. 1851.
                    3. Epidendrum retusum L., Sp. Pl. 953. 1753.
                    4. Rhynchostylis retusa (L.) Blume, Bijdr. 286. 1825; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 32. 1890; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1440(1007). 1928; Abraham & Vatsala, Introd. Orchids 454. 1981; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 285. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 401. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 375. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 462. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 387. 1989; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 492. 1990; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 454. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 329. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 698. 1997; Muktesh, Epiphytic Fl. Western Ghats 117. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 436. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 337. 2002; Sathish & Manilal, Orchid Memories 215. 2004; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 494. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 845. 2009.

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                    📚 Meta data
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                    🐾 Taxonomy
                    RootRoot
                    KingdomPlantae
                    PhylumTracheophyta
                    ClassLiliopsida
                    OrderAsparagales
                    FamilyOrchidaceae
                    GenusRhynchostylis
                    SpeciesRhynchostylis retusa (L.) Blume
                    📊 Temporal Distribution
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