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Smithsonia maculata
Species of orchid From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Smithsonia maculata (commonly called spotted smithsonia) is a monopodial epiphytic orchid native to the Western Ghats.[2]
Leaves are lanceolate and occur in groups of two or three with the more pointed ends at the base and have dimensions of 6 to 10 cm (2.4 to 3.9 in) long and 2 to 3 cm (0.79 to 1.18 in) wide. Flowers are seen in a drooping inflorescence .it has yellow color flower with bright orange-reddish spots on the sepals and horn like projections of side lobes of the labellum or lip with a pointy spur and trilobed .Flowering is seen mainly during mid-May to June.
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