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Bulbophyllum macraei (Lindl.) Reichb. f. 1861

Orchid ID: AR00084

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Dendrobeae
Sub-Tribe: Bulbophyllinae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Species: macraei
Variety: Bulbophyllum macraei var. autumnale.

Basic Details

Common Name: Macrae's Bulbophyllum.
Vernacular Name(s): In China Wu Lai Juan Ban Lan.
Synonym(s): Bulbophyllum autumnale (Fukuy.) S. S. Ying 1974; Bulbophyllum boninense Makino 1912; Bulbophyllum makinoanum (Schlechter) Masam. 1930; Bulbophyllum tanegasimense Masasum. 1968; Bulbophyllum urainse Hayata 1914; Cirrhopetalum autumnale Kukuy. 1935.
Collection Site: Sessa; Tipi; Dirang
Collected By: Dr. S. N. Hegde; Dr. A. N. Rao
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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: 800 m Max: 1800 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: East Kameng, West Kameng
Location: Sessa, Tippi, Dirang
In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
Tippi Orchid Centre

Distribution

Forest Type: Sub-tropical forest
Tropical forest
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Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: Creeping, Woody
Inflorescence: Umbel
Flower Size: 4 cm across
Flower Color: Pale-yellow to pink
Season of Flower: Summer

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: S. N. Hegde, Sessa, Collection No. 2652, 19/07/1981; A. N. Rao, Tipi, Collection No. 4218, 05/08/1983, Tipi, Collection No. 8102, 08/08/1983, Tipi, Collection No. 8102, 19/08/1983, Tipi, Collection No. 8102, 03/09/1983, Dirang, Collection No. 21747, 18/07/1986, Tipi nallah, Collection No. 26118, 03/07/1995.
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