Tainia bicornis (Lindl.) Rchb.f., Bonplandia (Hannover) 5: 54 1857. (syn: Ania bicornis Lindl.; Ania latifolia Wight [Illegitimate]; Eria bicornis (Lindl.) Rchb.f.; Eria wightii (Blume) Rchb.f.; Mitopetalum bicorne (Lindl.) Blume; Mitopetalum wightii Blume);
India to Jawa (as per WCSP)
Terrestrial herbs, to 50 cm high, with ovoid conical pseudobulb, 8-10 x 1-2 cm. Leaves solitary, 10-20 x 6-7 cm, elliptic-oblong, acuminate, with 10-20 cm long petiole. Flowers greenish yellow, in 30-60 cm long, few-flowered raceme, from the base of pseudobulb; dorsal sepal linear-lanceolate, obtuse, 3-4-veined; lateral sepals subfalcately linear-lanceolate, obtuse, 3-5-veined; petals linear-lanceolate, falcate, subacute, 3-7-veined; lip 18 x 1-9 mm, 3-lobed; lateral lobes ovate, obtuse; midlobe, obcordate or emarginate; disc with 3 parallel ridges.
Flowering and fruiting: November-December
Evergreen forests
South India and Sri Lanka
(Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi)
It is my pleasure to share few images of Tainia bicornis (Orchidaceae) Ref: http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ernet.in/hjcb2/herbsheet.php?id=3178&cat=1 Ref: http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-201269 Ref: http://keralaplants.in/keralaplantsdetails.aspx?id=Tainia_bicornis Habit: Herb Habitat: Terrestrial, Semi-evergreen forest floor Sighting: Kottigehara, Chikmagalur, Karnataka, about 1200 msl Date: 31-01-2016 |