Geodorum densiflorum (Lam.) Schltr.
Geodorum densiflorum (Lam.) Schltr.
Geodorum densiflorum (Lam.) Schltr.
Geodorum densiflorum (Lam.) Schltr.
MO020 : Geodorum densiflorum (Lam.) Schltr.
| Plant Category | : | Orchid |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | |
| Synonym | : | Geodorum formosanum Rolfe;
Geodorum nutans (Presl) Ames;
Limodorum densiflorum Lam.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Slanting Gastrochilus, Nodding Swamp Orchid,
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| Plant Family | : | Orchidaceae |
| Description | : | Deciduous herbs. Roots ca. 4 mm in diam. Corms, 1-5 cm in diam., usually with 2-3 internodes. Stems short or obscure, often with 3 leaves at apex. Leaves oblong, 15-30 cm long, 4-6 cm wide, apex acute, base cuneate, plicate. Peduncle as long as leaves, ca. 5-7 mm in diam., erect but bent down near apex, with 2 or 3 sheaths below; bracts lanceolate, 5-9 mm long. Flowers dense, pale pink or nearly white, perianth not opening widely; sepals and petals oblong, 9-12 mm, 3-4 mm wide, obtuse; lip cymbiform, 9-12 mm long, 8 mm wide, base shallowly saccate, apex truncate or emarginate, undulate, disc with fleshy longitudinal ridge, ridge yellow, bilobed at apex, with 2 small pubescent calli at base; column ca. 4 mm long, foot 2 mm long; anther white, orbicular-ovate, 1.5 mm long; pollinia ellipsoid, 1 mm long, with rectangular stipe of same length. Fruits fusiform, to 4 cm long, peduncle straightened and elongate at maturity. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | The tuberous base is regarded as emollient when utilized as a poultice. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati (2018 - 2019); Book |
| Reference | : | ~ Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati
(2018 - 2019); Book PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
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| 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 | : Geodorum Jacks. |
| Species | : Geodorum densiflorum (Lam.) Schltr. |