Orchis mascula or Salep Orchid,Salabmisri and famous mucilage source.
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- .Basic Botanical Data of Orchis mascula.
- .Plant Description of Orchis mascula.
- .Orchis mascula Cultivation details and Propagation.
- .Phytochemicals and Constituents of Orchis mascula.
- .Edible Uses and Medicinal Uses:Orchis mascula.
- .Love herbs and Orchis mascula.
- .Research Update:Orchis mascula,Salabmisri.
Basic Botanical Data of Orchis mascula.
Orchis mascula (L.) L.
Latin name:Orchis mascula
English name: Salep Orchid
Genus: Orchis Family: Orchidaceae Subfamily: Orchidoideae Tribe: Orchideae.
Other Names:early purple orchid,salep,salep orchid. Saloop. Sahlep. Satyrion.Levant Salep.
Botanical Source:Orchis mascula (L.) L. subsp. occidentalis O.Schwarz; Orchis mascula (L.) L. subsp. wanikowii (E.Wulff) Soo; Orchis mascula (L.) L. var. obtusiflora W.D.J.Koch.
Habitat: Deciduous forest,Woodlands. Occasionally seen on meadows.
Subterranean part: Tuber
Seed dispersal: Wind dispersal
Vegetative dispersal: Tuber division
Pollination: Insect pollination
Size: Grows up to 60cms tall.
Flowering months: April to June.
A genus of terrestrial orchids which yield the Salep of commerce.Preliminary clinical trials indicate its possible therapeutic use in some.
Definition/Noun:
1. orchis - any of various deciduous terrestrial orchids having fleshy tubers and flowers in erect terminal racemes
2. orchis - one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away"
Habitats:Woodland Garden; Sunny Edge; Dappled Shade; Shady Edge; Lawn; Meadow;
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1.Orchis mascula or Salep Orchid,Salabmisri and famous mucilage source.
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