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Cylindrical leaf Luisia

Local Name	:	Cylindrical leaf Luisia
Botanical Name	:	Luisia zeylanica Lindl.
Common Name	:	Cylindrical leaf Luisia
Family	:	Orchidaceae
Distribution	:	The species is distributed in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, China, Myanmar, Indo-China. In India it is distributed in Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh.
Habit	:	Epiphyte
Short Description	:	It is an epiphytic subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

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Descriptions

It is an erect, tufted, epiphytic herb. Leaves terete, acute at the apex. Inflorescence raceme. Flower greenish yellow with purple tinge. Sepal similar to petal, lip oblong, concave towards the base.

Flowering & Fruiting Period

March-August

Use(s)

It is used in the treatment of burns and fracture.