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Bulbophyllum apodum (Hook. f.) 1890

Orchid ID: AR00051

Classification

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

Common Name: The No Foot Bulbophyllum.
Vernacular Name(s): In China Bing Ye Shi Dou Lan.
Synonym(s): Bulbophyllum anguipes Schltr. 1911; Bulbophyllum apodum var. lanceolatum Ridl. 1917; Bulbophyllum balapiuense J.J. Sm. 1917; Bulbophyllum ebulbum King & Pantl. 1895; Bulbophyllum humiligibbum J.J. Sm. 1927; Bulbophyllum oligoblepharon Schltr. 1911; Bulbophyllum saccatum Kraenzl. 1904; Bulbophyllum spathaceum Rolfe 1893; Bulbophyllum subebulbum Gagnep 1950; Bulbophyllum umbonatum Kraenzl. 1916; Bulbophyllum vaginulosum Carr. 1930; Bulbophyllum vidalii Tixier. 1966; Phyllorchis apoda (Hook. f.) 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); www.efloras.org.

Ecology

Habit: Sympodial
Habitat: Epiphytic
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: SEPTEMBER
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Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts: No Data
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In Wild: No
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Distribution

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Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: Creeping
Inflorescence: Umbel
Flower Size: 3 mm across
Flower Color: Whitish
Season of Flower: Summer

Uses

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