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Bulbophyllum spathulatum (Rolfe ex E. Cooper) Seidenf. 1970

Orchid ID: AR00104

Classification

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

Basic Details

Common Name: The Sheathed Bulbophyllum.
Vernacular Name(s): In China Chi E Juan Ban Lan; In Thailand Singto Chon.
Synonym(s): Cirrhopetalum spathulatum Rolfe ex E. Cooper 1929; Rhytionanthos spathulatus (Rolfe. ex E. W. Cooper) L. A. Garay, F. Hamer & E. S. Siegerist 1994.
Collection Site: Deomali; Tipi; Dibru
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).

Ecology

Habit: Sympodial
Habitat: Epiphytic
Altitude: Min: 200 m Max: 500 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: SEPTEMBER
Flowering Period End: NOVEMBER
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Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts: East Kameng, Tirap, West Kameng
Location: Deomai, Tippi
In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
No Data

Distribution

Forest Type: Tropical forest
Distributed Forest Area:

Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: Woody
Inflorescence: Umbel
Flower Size: 2 cm across
Flower Color:
Season of Flower: Autumn, Summer

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: S. N. Hegde, Deomali, Collection No. 3401, 14/01/1981, Tipi, Collection No. 3978, 08/03/1982; A. N. Rao, Deomali, Collection No. 3401, 14/01/1981, Dibru, Collection No. 3716, 13/06/1981, Tipi, Collection No. 18764, 20/03/1985, Tipi, Collection No. 26093, 02/03/1993, Tipi, Collection No. 26097, 10/03/1993.
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