Graphorchis campestris (Wall.) Kuntze


Synonym : Eulophia campestris Wall.
Bangla Name : Salibmisri, Sungmisre.
English Name : -
Family : Orchidaceae
Disease : Aphrodisiac, astringent, tonic, stomachic, appetizer, alterative, stomatitis, cough and paralytic affection.
Description : A tuberous, terestrial herb, tubers irregularly oblong, often lobed. Leaves two, 25-40 cm long, linear, acuminate, plicate, arising from the apex of a slender sheathing pseudostem. Scape 15-30 cm long, raceme laxly many-flowered. Flowers drooping, subsecund, yellowish or green with pink or purple markings, about 2.5 cm across. Capsule 2 cm long, ellipsoid.
Distribution : Forests of Chittagong.
Chemical Constituents : -
Uses : The tuber is aphrodisiac, astringent, tonic, stomachic, appetizer and alterative, useful in stomatitis, purulent cough and paralytic affection.
Habit : Herb