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Bulbophyllum tortuosum (Blume) Lindl. 1830

Orchid ID: AR00108

Classification

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

Common Name: The Twisted Bulb Bulbophyllum.
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Synonym(s): Bulbophyllum listeri King & Pantl. 1895; Bulbophyllum ulcerosum J. J. Sm. 1910; Diphyes tortuosa Blume 1825; Phyllorchis tortuosa (Bl.) 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).

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: MARCH
Flowering Period End: MAY
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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

Forest Type: Tropical forest
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Salient Morphology

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Inflorescence: Single Flowered
Flower Size: 0.5 cm across
Flower Color: Dull green
Season of Flower: Spring, Winter

Uses

No Data

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