Family: Orchidaceae
Synonym: Flickingeria nodosa (Dalzell) Seidenf.
Vernacular name:
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Semi-evergreen
and moist deciduous forests
Distribution: Southern Western Ghats (Endemic)
Flowering and Fruiting: March-April
Key identification features: Tufted epiphytes
with creeping root stock and sympodially branched stems have fusiform
pseudobulbs. Each branch ends in a solitary, oblong-lanceolate leaf. The white
flowers emerge in clusters of 1-3 from the tip of a pseudobulb
Uses: It serves as an ornamental plant
in gardens and as a houseplant due to its attractive leaves and fragrant
white to pink flowers.
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