Peristylus stocksii (Hook.f.) Kranzl.
Peristylus stocksii (Hook.f.) Kranzl.
Peristylus stocksii (Hook.f.) Kranzl.
Peristylus stocksii (Hook.f.) Kranzl.
MO006 : Peristylus stocksii (Hook.f.) Kranzl.
| Plant Category | : | Orchid |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | - |
| Synonym | : | Habenaria stocksii Hook.f.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Stocks's Peristylus |
| Plant Family | : | Orchidaceae |
| Description | : | a small terrestrial orchid, 10-50 cm tall. Tubers are oblong, 2-3 cm long. Leaves are 5-14 cm long, ovate-elliptic with wavy margin, clustered in the middle of the stem. Small greenish-white flowers are borne in lax twisted spikes 10-25 cm long carried on 5-10 cm long stalk. Bracts are 1 cm long, long-pointed. Spur is 6 mm long, inflated. Mid-lobe of the lip is incurved. Capsules are 1 cm long, curved and ribbed. Stocks's Peristylus is occasionally found in the grasslands in the evergreen forests of Western Ghats. Flowering: July. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Vairat |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | |
| 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/230680
- http://www.orchidspecies.com/peristocksii.htm
- https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Stocks%27s%20Peristylus.html
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/292148655 |
| 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 : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Liliopsida - Monocotyledons |
| Subclass | : |
| Order | : Asparagales |
| Family | : Orchidaceae - Orchid family |
| Genus | : Peristylus |
| Species | : Peristylus stocksii (Hook.f.) Kranzl. |