Taxonamy : Plantae > Tracheophyta > Liliopsida > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Acampe > A. praemorsa

Description: Robust epiphytic shrubs. Stem: stout with vermiform roots from basal nodes. Leaves distichous, linear, sheathing at base, apex unequally 2-lobed, thick, coriaceous. Corymbs leaf-opposed; peduncle 3.5-5 cm long. Floral bracts scaly, broadly orbicular, broader than long. Flowers: sepals and petals ovate-lanceolate, creamy yellow with reddish-brown transverse bands, thick, fleshy. Lip fleshy, creamy white with narrow red streaks, saccate at base, 3-lobed; lateral lobes small; mid-lobe ovate-obtuse, margin crispate; spur short. Anther: terminal, 2-loculed; pollinia 2, globose. Capsule: cylindrical, ribbed.

Flowering and Fruiting: March - April

Uses: Folk medicine

Cultivation: Wild/cultivated

References

http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org

https://indiabiodiversity.org