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Agrostophyllum callosum Reichb. f. 1868

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Orchid ID: AR00015

Classification

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

Basic Details

Common Name: The Callous Bearing Agrostophyllum.
Vernacular Name(s): In China He Ye Lan.
Synonym(s):
Collection Site: Tamen (Ziro); Roing (near Mayodia)
Collected By: Dr. S. N Hegde; Dr. A. N. Rao; Dr. O. Apang
Informant(s):
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.indiabiodiversity.org; www.us.ipni.org; IOSPE (Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia); An Illustrated Guide to the Orchids of Bhutan Dhan Bahadur Gurung; Orchids of Ziro Arunachal Pradesh Naresh Swami.

Ecology

Habit: Sympodial
Habitat: Epiphytic
Altitude: Min: 1000 m Max: 2000 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: JUNE
Flowering Period End: SEPTEMBER
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Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts: Lower Dibang Valley, Lower Subansiri, West Kameng
Location: Tamen (Ziro), Sessa, Roing (near Mayodhya)
In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
Dirang Orchid Centre
Tippi Orchid Centre

Distribution

Forest Type: Tropical forest
Distributed Forest Area:

Salient Morphology

Stem: Slender
Rhizome: Creeping
Inflorescence: No Data
Flower Size: 4-7 mm across
Flower Color: Pink or reddish
Season of Flower: Spring, Summer

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: S. N. Hegde, Tamen (Ziro), 18/7/1981, Collection No. 3831; A. N. Rao, Tamen (Ziro-Daporizo) 18/7/1981, Sessa 5/8/1996, Collection No. 3831 & 29100; A. N. Rao & Ona Apang, Roing (near Mayodia), 21/11/2005, Collection No. 40602.
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