Peristylus plantagineus (Lindl.) Lindl.
Peristylus plantagineus (Lindl.) Lindl.
Peristylus plantagineus (Lindl.) Lindl.
Peristylus plantagineus (Lindl.) Lindl.
Peristylus plantagineus (Lindl.) Lindl.
MO007 : Peristylus plantagineus (Lindl.) Lindl.
| Plant Category | : | Orchid |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 56 |
| Synonym | : | Habenaria elata (Dalzell) Alston; Habenaria goodyeroides Hook. [Illegitimate];
Habenaria wightii Trimen;
Herminium plantagineum Lindl.;
Peristylus elatus Dalzell; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Plantain Peristylus; |
| Plant Family | : | Orchidaceae |
| Description | : | Tuberous terrestrial herbs, to 30 cm tall. Leaves 16 x 4.5 cm, oblong or broadly elliptic, acute, glabrous and glossy. Flowers creamy, many, in 20-25 cm long spikes; bracts 8-10 x 2 mm, linear-lanceolate; sepals pale brown, oblong, obtuse; petals 2.5 x 2 mm, orbicular; lip white, 2 x 2 mm, obscurely 3-lobed, broadly ovate-oblong. A small perennial herb, 20-50 cm tall with stout brown stem. Leaves are 4-8, plantain-like, clustered in the middle of the stem. They are oblong, pointed, stalkless, with 5-7 nerves. Flowers are borne in dense upright spikes 10-25 cm long. The stalk bearing the spike is 5-10 cm long. Spur is globose, shorter than the sepals. Plantain Peristylus is found in Western Ghats. Flowering: June-July. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Masoondi to Semadoh road in core along the slopes of nallah |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | Diabetes Type 2 |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: - ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | - |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Bhogaonkar PY and Devarkar VD (1998) Addiions to the Flora of Melghat (some rare and uncommon plants). Technical Bulletin No. VII. The Directorate Project Tiger, Melghat.
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/244241
- https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Plantain%20Peristylus.html
- http://www.pankajoudhia.com/home_page/Gymnema_orchid.pdf |
| Reference | : | ~ Bhogaonkar PY and Devarkar VD; "Additions to the Flora of Melghat (some rare and uncommon plants)"; The Directorate Project Tiger, Melghat (1998); Technical Bulletin No. VII 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 plantagineus (Lindl.) Lindl. |