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Coelogyne fuliginosa Hook. 1849

Orchid ID: AR00187

Classification

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

Basic Details

Common Name: The Sooty Coelogyne.
Vernacular Name(s):
Synonym(s): Pleione fuliginosa (Lodd. ex Hook.) Kuntze 1891.
Collection Site: Tipi; Sisni; Nirjuli; Pange
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); Flora of China.

Ecology

Habit: Sympodial
Habitat: Epiphytic
Altitude: Min: 1000 m Max: 1600 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: DECEMBER
Host Plant:
Geographical Area:
Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts: Central Siang, East Kameng, East Siang, Lower Subansiri, Papum Pare, Tirap, Upper Siang, Upper Subansiri, West Kameng, West Siang
Location: Tippi, Sini, Nirjuli, Pange
In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
No Data

Distribution

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

Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 6-7 cm across
Flower Color: Orange-yellow
Season of Flower: Autumn, Summer

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: S. N. Hegde, Tipi, Collection No. 1628, 1135, 1136, 25/05/1979, Sisni, Collection No. 15851, 10/06/1984; A. N. Rao, Nirjuli, Collection No. 6783, 29/04/1985, Collection No. 6795, 29/04/1985; RSI, Pange, Collection No. 20395, 20396, 20397, 20398, 29/06/1985, Tipi, Collection No. 21524, 21525, 21526, 17/05/1986.
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