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Coelogyne cristata Lindl. 1821

Orchid ID: AR00183

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Coelogyneae
Sub-Tribe: Coelogyninae
Genus: Coelogyne
Species: cristata
Variety:

Basic Details

Common Name: Crested Coelogyne.
Vernacular Name(s): Gondya (Hindi); In China Bei Mu Lan.
Synonym(s): Coelogyne cristata f. hololeuca (Rchb. f.) M. Wolff & O. Gruss 2007; Cymbidium speciosissimum D. Don 1825; Pleione speciosissima (D. Don) Kuntze 1891.
Collection Site: Sessa; Tawang; Chaku
Collected By: Dr. S. N. Hegde; Dr. A. N. Rao; RSI
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); An Illustrated Guide to the Orchids of Bhutan Dhan Bahadur Gurung; Orchids of Ziro Arunachal Pradesh Naresh Swami.

Ecology

Habit: Sympodial
Habitat: Epiphytic
Altitude: Min: 1500 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: JANUARY
Flowering Period End: MAY
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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, Tawang, Chaku
In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
Tippi Orchid Centre

Distribution

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

Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: Creeping
Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 6 cm across
Flower Color: White
Season of Flower: Spring, Winter

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: S. N. Hegde, Sessa, Collection No. 3630, 22/03/1981, Sessa, Collection No. 3652, 13/04/1981; A. N. Rao, Sessa, Collection No. 3630, 22/03/1981, Towang, Collection No. 1629, 01/09/1984, Chaku, Collection No. 30838, 22/05/2002; RSI, Sessa, Collection No. 21534, 14/05/1986.
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