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Collabium chinense (Rolfe) Tang & Wang. 1977

Orchid ID: AR00205

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Vandoideae
Tribe: Polystachyeae
Sub-Tribe: Collabiinae
Genus: Collabium
Species: chinense
Variety:

Basic Details

Common Name: The Chinese Collabium.
Vernacular Name(s): In China Wen Lan.
Synonym(s): Chrysoglossum robinsonii Ridl. 1915; Collabiopsis chinensis (Rolfe) S. S. Ying 1990; Collabium balansae (Gagnep.) Tang & F. T. Wang 1951; Nephelaphyllum chinense Rolfe 1896; Tainia balansae Gagnep. 1932; Tainia chinensis (Rolfe) Gagnep. 1932.
Collection Site:
Collected By: Dr. A. N. Rao; Dr. K. Chowlu
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).

Ecology

Habit: Sympodial
Habitat: Terrestrial
Altitude: Min: 1000 m Max: 1200 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
Host Plant:
Geographical Area:
Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts: East Kameng, West Kameng
Location:
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: Creeping
Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 2 cm across
Flower Color: Greenish
Season of Flower: Autumn, Summer

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: A. N. Rao & K. Chowlu, Collection No. alcoptax, 182, 31/01/2006.
Organisation where Deposited: