Family: Orchidaceae
Synonym: Gastrochilus retusus (L.) Kuntze
Vernacular name: Maravasha,
Seethamudi
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Moist
deciduous forests, also in sacred groves
Distribution: Indo-Malesia
Flowering and Fruiting: June-July
Key identification features: It
is a small plant with stout, woody stems. Their leaves are lorate and obliquely
bilobed at the apex. The violet-pink flowers grow in dense, pendulous axillary
racemes. The lip is pink, clawed, and has a deflexed, deeply inflexed,
cuneiform claw. The spur is short, laterally compressed, and emarginate.
Uses: The plant has been used for
medicinal purposes, including treating conditions like asthma, tuberculosis,
and rheumatism.
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