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Calanthe biloba Lindl. 1854

Orchid ID: AR00119

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Bletiteae
Sub-Tribe: Bletiinae
Genus: Calanthe
Species: biloba
Variety:

Basic Details

Common Name: The Two Lobed Calanthe.
Vernacular Name(s): In China Er Lie Xia Ji Lan.
Synonym(s): Alismorchis biloba (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891.
Collection Site: Sessa
Collected By: Dr. S. N. Hegde
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); Terrestrial Orchids Naresh Swami; An Illustrated Guide to the Orchids of Bhutan Dhan Bahadur Gurung.

Ecology

Habit: Sympodial
Habitat: Terrestrial
Altitude: Min: 1200 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: SEPTEMBER
Flowering Period End: OCTOBER
Host Plant:
Geographical Area:
Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts: Central Siang, East Kameng, East Siang, Lohit, Lower Subansiri, Tirap, Upper Siang, Upper Subansiri, West Kameng, West Siang
Location: Sessa
In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
Sessa Orchid Centre
Tippi Orchid Centre

Distribution

Forest Type: Sub-tropical forest
Temperate forest
Distributed Forest Area:

Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 4 cm across
Flower Color: Ochre-yellow, mottled purplish-brown
Season of Flower: Autumn, Summer

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: S. N. Hegde, Sessa, Collection No. 3380, 27/11/1980, Sessa, Collection No. 3879, 19/10/1981, Sessa, Collection No. 602-S, 25/10/1984, Sessa, Collection No. 663-S, 10/11/1986.
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