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Smithsonia maculata (Dalzell) C.J.Saldanha, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 71: 74 1974. (Syn: Gastrochilus maculatus (Dalzell) Kuntze; Loxoma maculatum (Dalzell) Garay; Loxomorchis maculata (Dalzell) Rauschert; Micropera maculata Dalzell; Saccolabium maculatum (Dalzell) Hook.f.; Sarcochilus maculatus (Dalzell) Pfitzer);
Common name: Spotted Smithsonia
Leaves 2 or 3, 6-10 x 2-3 cm, oblanceolate, apex unequally bilobed, base sheathed. Racemes lateral. Flowers ca 10 x 8 mm, sessile, yellowish with purple bands; bracts ca 2.5 x 2 mm, persistent, broadly ovate; sepals and petals 5-6 x 3.5 mm, obovate, oblong rounded; lip fleshy, 3-lobed, lateral lobes ca 2.5 mm long, midlobe ca 2.5 x 2 mm, obscurely 3-lobed, rounded; spur conical ca 5 mm long. Flowering and fruiting: June-July
Moist deciduous forests
Southern Western Ghats (endemic)
(Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi from India Biodiversity Portal)
It is my pleasure to present few images of Smithsonia maculata (Orchidaceae) Ref: http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-192586 Ref: http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ernet.in/hjcb2/herbsheet.php?id=3175&cat=1 Ref: http://www.toskar.org/smithsonia-maculata/ Ref: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Spotted%20Smithsonia.html Habit: Herb Habitat: Evergreen forest-Western Ghats Sighting: Devarunda, Mudigere, Chikmagalur, Karnataka about 1200 msl Date: 03-06-2016 Nice images, … We don’t have it in efi so far.
Wonderful. very rare plant. It seems that the flower is already pollinated in fourth pic. Did you see any existing fruits? Is it possible to have three flowers collected in spirit and a small piece of leaf (2×2 cm) collected in silica gel?
…, I can see a tiny fruit in the formative stage, at the tip of the inflorescence, in the second image. I don’t think that the inflorescence will be intact by now. Was almost dried up when I came across this plant. Will try to look out whether more plants occur in the locality.
TSP-JUN2017-01-462: Smithsonia maculata (Orchidaceae) : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4)
Presenting few images of Smithsonia maculata (Orchidaceae) Habit:Epiphytic Herb Habitat:Semi-evergreen forest Sighting:Near Mudigere,Chikmagalur,Karnataka,about 1000 msl Date:04-04-2017
TSP-JUN2017-01-462: Smithsonia maculata (Orchidaceae) : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4)
Presenting few images of Smithsonia maculate (Orchidaceae) Habit:Epiphytic Herb Habitat:Semi-evergreen forest Sighting:Near Mudigere,Chikmagalur,Karnataka,about 1000 msl Date:04-04-2017 Very beautiful Smithsonia maculata.
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