Habenaria commelinifolia (Roxb.) Wall. ex Lindl.
Habenaria commelinifolia (Roxb.) Wall. ex Lindl.
Habenaria commelinifolia (Roxb.) Wall. ex Lindl.
MO012 : Habenaria commelinifolia (Roxb.) Wall. ex Lindl.
| Plant Category | : | Orchid |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | - |
| Synonym | : | Orchis commelinifolia Roxb.;
Orchis stylosanthes Ham. ex Hook.f.;
Platanthera commelinifolia Lindl. ex Wall., nom. nud.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Commelina-Leaf Habenaria • Marathi: Komal-amri |
| Plant Family | : | Orchidaceae |
| Description | : | Plants 60-75 cm tall. Tubers ellipsoid, 5-8 × 3-5 cm, fleshy. Stem erect, stout, with 4-6 well-spaced leaves and several bractlike leaves above. Leaf blade narrowly oblong-lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, 7-15 × 1.5-2.5 cm, base contracted into amplexicaul sheath, apex acuminate. Raceme many flowered, 9-11 cm; floral bracts linear-lanceolate, ca. as long as or longer than flowers, margin ciliate, apex acuminate; ovary twisted, slender, including pedicel 3-4 cm. Flowers white. Dorsal sepal concave-hooded, broadly obovate, ca. 7 × 9 mm, 5-veined, apex acute; lateral sepals reflexed, strongly oblique, axe-shaped, ca. 7 mm, strongly dilated toward apex and ca. 13 mm wide, with 3 strongly curved veins. Petals connivent with dorsal sepal, obliquely oblong, subfalcate, ca. 6.5 × 4 mm, 2-veined, apex acute or obtuse; lip ca. 4 cm, with linear base 4-6 mm, then deeply 3-lobed, lobes filiform-linear; lateral lobes 2.5-3.2 cm; mid-lobe pendulous, 1.8-2.2 cm, slightly wider than lateral lobes; spur pendulous, cylindric-clavate, 5-8 cm, slender, near apex dilated, with a bristle projection on front margin of mouth; pollinia ellipsoid; caudicles linear; viscidia orbicular; stigmas clavate. Fl. Aug. 2n = 42. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Tarubanda |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | The root decoction is administered orally on an empty stomach to cure spermatorrhoea and urinary trouble. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: - ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | - |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Londhe, A.N., Watve, A.V. & Ansari, M.Y. 2002. “Additions to the flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve”. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 26: 385 to 395
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/229841
- http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242422748
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Commelina-Leaf%20Habenaria.html
- http://jairjp.com/AUGUST%202014/01%20JAGTAP.pdf |
| Reference | : | ~ Londhe AN, Watve AV and Ansari MY; "Additions to the flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. (2002); 26(2): 385-395 PMID : ~ Bijaya Pant; "Medicinal orchids and their uses: Tissue culture a potential alternative for conservation"; Afr. J. Plant Sci. (2013); 7(10): 448-467 PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Liliopsida - Monocotyledons |
| Subclass | : Liliidae |
| Order | : Orchidales |
| Family | : Orchidaceae - Orchid family |
| Genus | : Habenaria Willd. - bog orchid |
| Species | : Habenaria commelinifolia (Roxb.) Wall. ex Lindl. |