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Malaxis densiflora (A.Rich.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 673 1891. (syn: Corymborkis densiflora (A.Rich.) M.R.Almeida; Liparis densiflora A.Rich.; Malaxis densiflora var. luteola (Wight) P.K.Sarkar; Microstylis densiflora (A.Rich.) Alston; Microstylis luteola Wight; Microstylis pratensis Ridl.; Microstylis versicolor Wight [Illegitimate]; Microstylis versicolor var. luteola (Wight) Hook.f.; Seidenfia densiflora (A.Rich.) Szlach.);
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Pseudo-bulbous herbs. Leaves 2-3, ovate-lanceate to elliptic, 4-15 x 1-3 cm, base sheathing, apex acute, plicate. Racemes 6-25 cm long; bracts lanceate. Flowers dense, reddish, small, not resupinate. Dorsal sepal lanceate, deflexed. Lateral sepals obliquely oblong, deflexed. Lateral petals linear-lanceate, margins curved, held like horns. Lip laciniate, rhomboid, pectinate, 1-3- lobed, mid-lobe shorter than laterals; anthers 2-celled, pollinia 4, in pairs. Flowering and fruiting: June-August
Evergreen forests
Peninsular India and Sri Lanka
(Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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