Peristylus plantagineus (Lindl.) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 300 1835. (Syn: Habenaria elata (Dalzell) Alston; Habenaria goodyeroides Hook. [Illegitimate]; Habenaria wightii Trimen; Herminium plantagineum Lindl.; Peristylus elatus Dalzell);
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per-ih-STY-lus
 — Greek: peri (around), stylos (column) … 
Dave’s Botanary
plan-tuh-JIN-ee-us — resembling plantain … Dave’s Botanary
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commonly known as: plantain-like peristylus
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¿ Endemic to ?: India 
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Spur shorter than sepals; leaves clustered about the middle of stem; petals white; lip short, scarcely 3 lobed is P. plantagineus. P. goodyeroides will have very prominent lobes on labellum;
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What plant is this? : Attachments (1). 8 posts by 5 authors.
I think this plant was posted some time ago. Request identification please? Seen in Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) Mumbai. It was a bit inaccessible so I couldn’t take close-ups. Thanks.

Looks like Remusatia vivipara of Araceae.


to me there are two plants,
one with inflorescense is an Orchid and another with boad leaves is some colocasia sp.
please confirm if it is only one plant

Thanks …  for the correction. Yes, you are right. I mistook the inflorescence for bulbils seen in Remusatia. Didn’t observe carefully, sorry & thanks.


Usually Remusatia grows on trunk of old mango trees that is why it’s Marathi name is Rukhalu (Rukh means tree and alu for colocasia )


Thanks …, for the etymology.
Yes u r right, Remusatia generally grows as an epiphytic. However it is also found growing on rocks and on forest floors occasionally


There is an orchid in middle, Peristylus plantagineus


Oops! I have goofed up as I seem to have mixed up two species. Thank you, Gentlemen, which I take as a gentle and cautious reminder to take more care
when photographing flora that needs identification.



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ID request- 18082013-PKA1 :  Attachments (5). 5 posts by 4 authors.
I had spotted this small terrestrial Orchid plant in forest near Patewadi.

Leaves were clustered very close to flower spike (almost at the middle of the stem). Flower spike was about 10 cm.
Family: Orchidaceae
Location: near Patewadi (on the way Panhalgad- Vishalgad Trek route).
Date/Time: 16-08-2013 / 02:00PM


This should be Peristylus lawii. Sending one of my photographs of the same.


it is Peristylus plantagineus 



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ID request- 18082013-PKA2 : Attachments (5). 7 posts by 6 authors.

This is one more set of  photographs of small terrestrial Orchid spotted near Karpewadi.
Flower spike was about 15 cm.
Family: Orchidaceae
Location: near Karpewadi (on the way Panhalgad- Vishalgad Trek route).
Date/Time: 16-08-2013 /12:30PM

I think it is Peristylus goodyeroides


This also like the same.


Spur shorter than sepals; leaves clustered about the middle of stem; petals white; lip short, scarcely 3 lobed is P. plantagineus.


Yes this is Peristylus plantagineus. P. goodyeroides will have very prominent lobes on labellum.



Peristylus plantagineus (Lindl.) Lindl.
per-ih-STY-lus — Greek: peri (around), stylos (column) … Dave’s Botanary
plan-tuh-JIN-ee-us — resembling plantain … Dave’s Botanary 
commonly known as: plantain-like peristylus
¿ Endemic to ?: India 
ReferencesFlowers of India • The Flora of British India • Further Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar
at Yeoor Hills on various dates of Sept & Oct during 2009 – 10 

Yes Peristylus plantagineus



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Peristylus plantagineus (Lindl.) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 300 (1835).
Synonyms:
Herminium plantagineum Lindl., Edwards’s Bot. Reg. 18: t. 1499 (1832).
Habenaria goodyeroides Hook., Bot. Mag. 62: t. 3397 (1835), nom. illeg.
Peristylus elatus Dalzell, Hooker’s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 3: 344 (1851).
Habenaria wightii Trimen, Syst. Cat. Fl. Pl. Ceylon: 91 (1885).
Habenaria elata (Dalzell) Alston in H.Trimen, Handb. Fl. Ceylon 6(Suppl.): 280 (1931).
Distribution: India, Sri Lanka


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Orchidaceae fortnight ::Peristylus plantagineus :: Panhala- Vishalgad Trek route :: PKA42::: : Attachments (5). 4 posts by 4 authors.

I had spotted this small terrestrial Orchid plant in forest near Patewadi.
Leaves were clustered very close to flower spike (almost at the middle of the stem). Flower spike was about 10 cm.
Bot. name: Peristylus plantagineus
Family: Orchidaceae
Location: near Patewadi (on the way Panhalgad- Vishalgad Trek route).
Date/Time: 16-08-2013 / 02:00PM

Yes Peristylus plantagineus.
Thanks for sharing.
This is actually not very normal to have such stunted growth of inflorescence.



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It is my pleasure to present few images of Perystylus plantagineus (Orchidaceae)

Ref-1: /species/m—z/o/orchidaceae/peristylus/peristylus-plantagineus

Ref-2: http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ernet.in/hjcb2/herbsheet.php?id=3124&cat=1

Ref-3: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Plantain%20Peristylus.html 

Habit: Herb 

Habitat: Wild, terrestrial, moist deciduous forest fringe 

Sighting: Mudigere, Chikmagalur, Karnataka, about 1000 msl 

Date: 23-07-2016 and 30-07-2016


Superb images!!!



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Presenting few images of Peristylus plantagineus (Orchidaceae 

Habit:Herb

Habitat:Wild,terrestrial,semi-evergreen forest 

Sighting:Near Sakaleshpur,Karnataka,about 800 msl 

Date:19-08-2016


Yes Peristylus plantagineus.
I really like the insect pics. I have seen so many insects on Peristylus but never seen them carrying or disturbing pollinia. I imagine what a mosquito was looking for!!!
Did you see them carrying pollinia?Thanks a lot for sharing.


Thanks … I couldnt figure out what the mosquito was looking for. These images might give some Idea. I could see a lot of such mosquitos visiting the flowers…!


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ID 02 08 21: 2 images.
Please identify this herb from Kannur district of Kerala. 13/8/21


Peristylus,


Pl. post image of an open flower.


Peristylus plantagineus



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Amboli, sindhudurg district, maharashtra state- Aug’10?; 21st Aug. 2010- Amboli, Maharashtra; Request for ID – 100910SC1 – efloraofindia | Google Groups

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Peristylus sp.–Amboli, Maharashtra:: NS August 2022 (10): 4 images.

This orchid was recently seen by me near Amboli..
Is it Peristylus plantagineus?


Yes


Peristylus plantagineus



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