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Orchid ID: AR00193
Classification
Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Coelogyneae
Sub-Tribe: Coelogyninae
Genus: Coelogyne
Species: nitida
Variety:
Coelogyne punctulata var. conferta.
Basic Details
Common Name:
Shining Coelogyne.
Vernacular Name(s): Shining Coelogyne.
Synonym(s):
Coelogyne ochracea Lindl.; Cymbidium nitidum Wall. ex D. Don; Pleione ochracea (Lindl.) Kuntze; Coelogyne conferta auct.; Broughtonia nitida Herb. ex Sweet 1826; Pleione nitida (Lindl.) Kuntze.
Collection Site: Tipi; Zero point; Selari
Collected By: Dr. S. N. Hegde; 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 (Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia); An Illustrated Guide to the Orchids of Bhutan Dhan Bahadur Gurung.
Ecology
Habit: Sympodial
Habitat:
Epiphytic
Altitude: Min: 1200 m Max: 1800 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: MARCH
Flowering Period End: AUGUST
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Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes
Germplasm Availability
State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts:
Central Siang, East Siang, Lower Subansiri, Upper Siang, Upper Subansiri, West Kameng, West Siang
Location: Tippi, Zero Point, Selari
In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
Tippi Orchid Centre
Distribution
Forest Type:
Sub-tropical forest
Distributed Forest Area:
Salient Morphology
Stem:
Fleshy
Rhizome:
Creeping, Woody
Inflorescence:
Raceme
Flower Size: 5 cm acorss
Flower Color: White
Season of Flower: Summer, Winter
Uses
No Data
Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established
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Herbarium Details
Herbarium Number: S. N. Hegde, Tipi, Collection No. 894, 04/06/1979, Zero point, Collection No. 4000, 22/03/1981; A. N. Rao, Selari, Collection No. 3739, 14/05/1981.
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