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Bulbophyllum gamblei (Hook. f.) Hook. f. 1890

Orchid ID: AR00072

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Dendrobeae
Sub-Tribe: Bulbophyllinae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Species: gamblei
Variety: Bulbophyllum leptanthum var. gamblei.

Basic Details

Common Name: Gamble's Bulbophyllum.
Vernacular Name(s):
Synonym(s): Bulbophyllum gamblei Hook. f. 1911; Phyllorchis gamblei (Hook. f.) Kuntze 1891.
Collection Site: Rahung; Sessa; New Dirang Basti; Jengging
Collected By: Dr. S. N. Hegde; Dr. A. N. Rao
Informant(s):
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); 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: 200 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
Location:
In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
Tippi Orchid Centre

Distribution

Forest Type: Tropical forest
Distributed Forest Area:

Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Umbel
Flower Size: 1 cm across
Flower Color: Pale-yellow
Season of Flower: Summer

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: S. N. Hegde, Rahung, Collection No. 3917, 20/04/1982, Sessa, Collection No. 4171, 15/05/1982, New Dirang Basti, Collection No. 15837, 15838, 15839, 15840, 07/06/1984; A. N. Rao, Jengging area, Collection No. 30991, June 1990.
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