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Liparis sanamalabarica

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Liparis sanamalabarica
Scientific classification Edit this 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

Liparis sanamalabarica is a species of orchid native to India. It is endemic in southern Western Ghats in Wayanad district.[1][2]

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).[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ Manoj, E.M. (20 October 2017). "New species of orchid discovered in Wayanad". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  2. ^ 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.