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Ania hookeriana (King & Pantl.) Tang & Wang. 1939

Orchid ID: AR00019

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Bletieae
Sub-Tribe: Bletiinae
Genus: Ania
Species: hookeriana
Variety:

Basic Details

Common Name: Hooker's Tainia.
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Synonym(s): Tainia hookeriana King & Pantl. 1895; Ascotainia hookeriana (King & Pantl.) Ridley 1907; Ascotainia siamensis Rolfe. ex Downie 1925; Tainia siamensis (Rolfe. ex Downie) Seidenf. & Smitinand. 1959.
Collection Site: Kameng, Subansiri
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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; IOSPE (Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia).

Ecology

Habit: Sympodial
Habitat: Terrestrial
Altitude: Min: 500 m Max: 1000 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: MARCH
Flowering Period End: MAY
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Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts: East Kameng, Lower Subansiri, Upper Subansiri, West Kameng
Location:
In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
No Data

Distribution

Forest Type: Tropical forest
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Salient Morphology

Stem: Fleshy
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 1.8-2.2 cm across
Flower Color: Greenish with brown stripes
Season of Flower: Spring, Winter

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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