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Acampe papillosa (Lindl.) Lindl. 1853

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Orchid ID: AR00004

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Vandoideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Sub-Tribe: Gastrochilinae
Genus: Acampe
Species: papillosa
Variety:

Basic Details

Common Name: Small Warty Acampe.
Vernacular Name(s): Rasna.
Synonym(s): Saccolabium papillosum Lindl.; Saccolabium carinatum Griff.; Sarcanthus papillosus (Lindl.) Tixier.; Gastrochilus papillosus (Lindl.) O. Ktze.; Acampe carinata (Griff.) Panigr.; Gastrochilus carinatus (Griff.) Schltr..
Collection Site: Tipi; Sessa; Rowta; Seijosa
Collected By: Dr. S. N. Hegde; Dr. A. N. Rao
Informant(s):
Reference(s): www.orchidspecies.com; www.flowersofindia.net; Orchid Flora of Arunachal Pradesh H. J. Chowdhery 1998; Orchids of Arunachal Pradesh S. N. Hegde 1984; www.tropicos.org; Flora of China.

Ecology

Habit: Monopodial
Habitat: Epiphytic
Altitude: Min: 500 m Max: 900 m
Latitude: From 0° 0' 0" N To 0° 0' 0" N
Longitude: From 0° 0' 0" E To 0° 0' 0" E
Flowering Period Start: OCTOBER
Flowering Period End: FEBRUARY
Host Plant:
Geographical Area:
Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts: East Kameng, Lower Subansiri, Tirap, Upper Subansiri, West Kameng
Location:
In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
Tippi Orchid Centre

Distribution

Forest Type: Tropical forest
Distributed Forest Area:

Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 1 cm across
Flower Color: Yellow with brown stripes
Season of Flower: Autumn, Winter

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

Researcher: Dr. A. N. Rao
Organisation:
Publication Source:

Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: S. N. Hegde, Tippi, Sessa, Rowta, 18/11/1983, Collection No. 525, 1621, 3666-18, 3666-20, 3666; A. N. Rao, Tippi, 12/10/1983, Seijosa 5/11/1997, Collection No. 21841 & 30195.
Organisation where Deposited: Tippi Orchid Centre, Sessa Orchid Centre