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Bulbophyllum piluliferum King & Pantl. 1898

Orchid ID: AR00090

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Dendrobeae
Sub-Tribe: Bulbophyllinae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Species: piluliferum
Variety:

Basic Details

Common Name: The Pill Carrying Bulbophyllum.
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Collection Site: Motijeel; Sessa; Deban
Collected By: Dr. S. N. Hegde; Dr. A. N. Rao & DST
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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: 200 m Max: 800 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: APRIL
Flowering Period End: JULY
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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):
No Data

Distribution

Forest Type: Tropical forest
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Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: No Data
Flower Size: 0.4 cm across
Flower Color: Reddish-brown
Season of Flower: Spring, Summer

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: S. N. Hegde, Collection No. 4118, 13/04/1982, Motijeel, Collection No. 28316; A. N. Rao, Sessa, Collection No. 4118, 13/04/1982; A. N. Rao & DST, Motijeel, Collection No. 28136, 09/06/1996, Deban, Collection No. 28135, 15/04/1998.
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