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Calanthe puberula Lindl. 1833

Orchid ID: AR00132

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Bletiteae
Sub-Tribe: Bletiinae
Genus: Calanthe
Species: puberula
Variety: Calanthe puberula var. formosana; Calanthe reflexa var. okushirensis; Calanthe puberula var. okushirensis; Calanthe puberula var. reflexa.

Basic Details

Common Name: The Hairy Calanthe.
Vernacular Name(s): In China Lian E Xia Ji Lan.
Synonym(s): Alismorkis puberula (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891; Calanthe reflexa Maxim. 1873; Alismorkis reflexa (Maxim.) Kuntze 1891; Calanthe amoena W. W. Sm. 1921; Calanthe lepida W. W. Sm. 1921; Calanthe okushirensis Miyabe & Tatew. 1936; .
Collection Site: Pange (Hapoli); Talley valley; Bakhim
Collected By: Dr. S. N. Hegde
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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); Terrestrial Orchids Naresh Swami; Orchids of Ziro Arunachal Pradesh Naresh Swami.

Ecology

Habit: Sympodial
Habitat: Terrestrial
Altitude: Min: 2000 m Max: 2500 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: JULY
Flowering Period End: OCTOBER
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Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts: Lower Subansiri, Upper Subansiri
Location: Hapoli, Talley Valley, Bakhim
In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
No Data

Distribution

Forest Type: Temperate forest
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Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 2.7 cm across
Flower Color: Purple
Season of Flower: Autumn, Summer

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: S. N. Hegde, Pange (Hapoli), Collection No. 3821, 14/07/1981, Talley Valley, Collection No. 3827, 15/07/1981, Bakhim, Collection No. 21761, 25/07/1986.
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