Peristylus constrictus

Peristylus constrictus

Habit - Ground orchid 

Habitat - moist deciduous forest

Flowering and fruiting - June- July 

(Aromatic ground orchid) 

Medicinal uses - They use leaf juice to stop bleeding from fresh cuts on the body; the mashed underground tubers are used to cure the pain from the wasp or bee stings. 

Place - Rourkela Forest Division, Odisha, India

Sugimani Marndi