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Agrostophyllum brevipes King & Pantl. 1898

Orchid ID: AR00014

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Podochileae
Sub-Tribe: Agrostophyllinae
Genus: Agrostophyllum
Species: brevipes
Variety:

Basic Details

Common Name: The Short Column Foot Agrostophyllum.
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Collection Site: Tipi; Khellong
Collected By: Dr. S. N. Hegde
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Reference(s): Orchid Flora of Arunachal Pradesh H. J. Chowdhery 1998; Orchids of Arunachal Pradesh S. N. Hegde 1984; www.tropicos.org; Flora of China; www.orchidspecies.com.

Ecology

Habit: Sympodial
Habitat: Epiphytic
Altitude: Min: 1000 m Max: 1800 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: AUGUST
Flowering Period End: NOVEMBER
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Geographical Area:
Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

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

Distribution

Forest Type: Sub-tropical forest
Distributed Forest Area:

Salient Morphology

Stem: Slender
Rhizome: Sheaths Covered
Inflorescence: Single Flowered, Spike
Flower Size: 1 cm across
Flower Color: White
Season of Flower: Autumn, Summer

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: S. N. Hegde, Tippi, 3/8/1980, Collection No. 25742, Khellong, Collection No. 6319, 6320, 6321, 03/08/1983.
Organisation where Deposited: