Liparis sanamalabarica
Liparis sanamalabarica is a species of orchid native to India. It is endemic in southern Western Ghats in Wayanad district.[1][2]
| Liparis sanamalabarica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Liparis |
| Species: | L. sanamalabarica |
| Binomial name | |
| Liparis sanamalabarica P.M.Salim | |
L. sanamalabarica occasionally grows on trees and rarely on rocks. Its flowering and fruiting time is between August and October.
The epithet sanamalabarica refers to the Malabar region (‘sana’ in Arabic means beautiful).
References
- Manoj, E.M. (20 October 2017). "New species of orchid discovered in Wayanad". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- Salim, Pichan M. (11 October 2017). "Liparis sanamalabarica (Orchidaceae): a new species from South Western Ghats, India" (PDF). Taiwania. 62 (4): 345–348. doi:10.6165/tai.2017.62.345. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
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