Some Rare/Endemic Medicinal Orchids of Velliangiri Hills of Southern Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India
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https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2011/v137i9/12409Keywords:
Rare/Endemic Orchids, Ethnomedicine, Velliangiri Hills, Tamil NaduAbstract
The present paper highlights the medico-potentiality of 11- orchidaceous species viz., Acampe praemorsa (Roxb.) Blatt. & Mc. Cann., Bulbophyllum acutiflorum A. Rich., Bulbophyllum neilgherrense Wight., Cymbidium aloifolium (L.) Sw., Dendrobium herbaceum Lindl., Geodorum densiflorum (Lam.) Schltr., Habenaria plataginea Lindl., Habenaria roxburghii Nicolson, Malaxis acuminata D. Don, Oberonia wightiana Lindl. and Vanda tessellata (Roxb.) Hook. f. ex D. Don, collected from the Velliangiri hills, Southern Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India. The correct botanical name, brief description, distribution with phenological data and medicinal uses are provided for each species.Downloads
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2011-09-01
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Aravindhan, V., Sathiyadas, K., Rajendran, A., & Thomas, B. (2011). Some Rare/Endemic Medicinal Orchids of Velliangiri Hills of Southern Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India. Indian Forester, 137(9), 1077–1081. https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2011/v137i9/12409
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