Pannamaravazha / Rattlesnake Orchid
Pholidota imbricata
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Sikkim & more
- Flowering
- September-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pholidota imbricata
- Genus
- Pholidota
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests, also in sacred groves
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Sikkim, West Bengal, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- LanceolaterecordedLong and narrow, tapering to a point, like a lance head.“Each pseudobulb has a single pleated, leathery, dark green, oblong to lance-shaped leaf 200–400 mm (7.9–16 in) long and 60–80 mm (2.4–3.1 in) wide on a stalk about 50 mm (2.0 in) l” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pannamaravazha itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pannamaravazha itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- Pannamaravazha
- Nepali
- पत्थर केरा Patthar Kera, भालु केरा Bhaalu Kera
About Pannamaravazha
Rattlesnake orchid (Pholidota imbricata) belongs to the Orchidaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Karnataka, Sikkim and 6 other states. It grows in semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests, also in sacred groves. Flowering and fruiting run from September to March.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Pannamaravazha belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
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