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Apostasia wallichii R. br. 1830

Orchid ID: AR00033

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Apostasioideae
Tribe: Apostasieae
Sub-Tribe: Apostasiinae
Genus: Apostasia
Species: wallichii
Variety: Apostasia wallichii var. nipponica; Apostasia wallichii var. seraweiensis.

Basic Details

Common Name: Wallich's Apostasia.
Vernacular Name(s): In Australia Yellow Grass Orchid; In Japan Yakushima-ran; In China Jian Ye Ni Lan.
Synonym(s): Apostasia alba Rolfe.; Apostasia gracilis Rolfe.; Apostasia lucida Blume ex Siebe.; Apostasia papuana Schltr.; Apostasia stylidioides (F. Muell.) Rchb. f.; Niemeyera stylidioides F. Muell..
Collection Site: Tipi
Collected By: Dr. A. N. Rao; RSI
Informant(s):
Reference(s): Orchids of Arunachal Pradesh S. N. Hegde 1984; www.tropicos.org; Flora of China; IOSPE (Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia).

Ecology

Habit: Monopodial
Habitat: Terrestrial
Altitude: Min: 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: AUGUST
Flowering Period End: AUGUST
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Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts: No Data
Location:
In Wild: No
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
No Data

Distribution

Forest Type: Tropical forest
Distributed Forest Area:

Salient Morphology

Stem: Slender
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 1 cm across
Flower Color: Greenish-yellow
Season of Flower: Autumn

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: A. N. Rao, Tippi, 17/7/1985, Collection No. 20425; RSI, Tippi, 3/10/1985, Collection No. 20461.
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