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Acrochaene punctata Lindl. 1853

Orchid ID: AR00008

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Dendrobeae
Sub-Tribe: Genyorchidinae
Genus: Achrochaene
Species: punctata
Variety:

Basic Details

Common Name: King's Bulbophyllum.
Vernacular Name(s):
Synonym(s): Bulbophyllum kingii Hook. f. 1890; Monomeria punctata (Lindl.) Schltr. 1914; Phyllorkis kingii (Hook. f.) Kuntze. 1891.
Collection Site: Sessa
Collected By: Dr. S. N. Hegde; Dr. A. N. Rao
Informant(s):
Reference(s): Orchid Flora of Arunachal Pradesh H. J. Chowdhery 1998; Orchids of Arunachal Pradesh S. N. Hegde 1984; An Illustrated Guide to the Orchids of Bhutan Dhan Bahadur Gurung; www.orchidspecies.com.

Ecology

Habit: Sympodial
Habitat: Epiphytic
Altitude: Min: 1000 m Max: 1500 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: JANUARY
Host Plant:
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Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts: Lower Subansiri, Upper Subansiri
Location: Sessa
In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
Dirang Orchid Centre

Distribution

Forest Type: Sub-tropical forest
Tropical forest
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Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: Creeping, Woody
Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 1.4-2 cm across
Flower Color: Yellowish-green with purple-brown dots and streaks
Season of Flower: Autumn, Winter

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: S. N. Hegde, Sessa, 3/12/1980, 13/11/1981 Collection No. 3381 & 3898, A. N. Rao, Sessa, 3/12/1980, 7/12/1989, Collection No. 3381 & 25555.
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