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Bulbophyllum acutiflorum A. Rich. 1841

Orchid ID: AR00047

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Dendrobeae
Sub-Tribe: Bulbophyllinae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Species: acutiflorum
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Basic Details

Common Name: The Acute Flowered Bulbophyllum.
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Synonym(s): Cirrhopetalum acutiflorum (A. Rich) Hook. f.; Bulbophyllum albidum (Wight) Hook. f. 1890; Cirrhopetalum albidum Wight. 1851; Phyllorkis acutiflora (A. Rich) Kuntze. 1891; Phyllorkis albida (Wight) Kuntze. 1891.
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Reference(s): Orchid Flora of Arunachal Pradesh H. J. Chowdhery 1998; Orchids of Arunachal Pradesh S. N. Hegde 1984; IOSPE (Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia).

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: JULY
Flowering Period End: SEPTEMBER
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Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts: East Kameng, West Kameng
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In Wild: Yes
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Distribution

Forest Type: Sub-tropical forest
Temperate forest
Tropical forest
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Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Umbel
Flower Size: 4 cm across
Flower Color: Greenish-white
Season of Flower: Summer

Uses

No Data

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