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Chrysoglossum erraticum Hook. f. 1890

Orchid ID: AR00158

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Vandoideae
Tribe: Polystachyeae
Sub-Tribe: Polystachyeae
Genus: Chrysoglossum
Species: erraticum
Variety:

Basic Details

Common Name: The Ornate Chrysoglossum.
Vernacular Name(s): In China Jin Chun Lan.
Synonym(s): Ania maculata Thwaites 1861; Chrysoglossum cyrtopetalum Schltr. 1911; Chrysoglossum erraticum Hook. f. 1890; Chrysoglossum formosanum Hayata 1911; Chrysoglossum gibbsiae Rolfe 1909; Chrysoglossum hallbergii Blatt. 1928; Chrysoglossum maculatum (Thwaites) Hook. f. 1890; Chrysoglossum neocaledonicum Schltr. 1906; Tainia maculata (Thwaites) Trimen 1885.
Collection Site: Sessa
Collected By: 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 PHOTOS.

Ecology

Habit: Sympodial
Habitat: Terrestrial
Altitude: Min: 1000 m Max: 1300 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: JUNE
Flowering Period End: AUGUST
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Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

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

Distribution

Forest Type: Sub-tropical forest
Tropical forest
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Salient Morphology

Stem: Slender
Rhizome: Creeping
Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 2-2.2 cm across
Flower Color: Green with brown spots
Season of Flower: Spring, Summer

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: A. N. Rao, Sessa, Collection No. 9175, 09/07/1983.
Organisation where Deposited: