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Crepidium acuminatum (D. Don) Szlach. 1995

Orchid ID: AR00211

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Malaxideae
Sub-Tribe: Malaxidinae
Genus: Crepidium
Species: acuminatum
Variety:

Basic Details

Common Name:
Vernacular Name(s): Jivak (Hindi); In China Qian Lie Zhao Lan.
Synonym(s): Malaxis acuminata D. Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 29. 1825; Crepidium bilobum (Lindley) Szlachetko; M. acuminata f. biloba (Lindley) Tuyama; M. acuminata var. biloba (Lindley) Ames; M. allanii S. Y. Hu & Barretto; M. biloba (Lindley) Ames; M. pierrei (Finet) Tang & F. T. Wang; M. siamensis (Rolfe ex Downie) Seidenfaden & Smitinand; M. wallichii (Lindley) Deb; Microstylis biloba Lindley; M. pierrei Finet; M. siamensis Rolfe ex Downie; M. trigonocardia Schlechter; M. wallichii Lindley.
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; Terrestrial Orchids Naresh Swami; Orchids of Ziro Arunachal Pradesh Naresh Swami; tropical.theferns.info; www.flowersofindia.net.

Ecology

Habit: Sympodial
Habitat: Lithophytic, Terrestrial
Altitude: Min: 1550 m Max: 1706 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: AUGUST
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Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts: No Data
Location:
In Wild: No
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
No Data

Distribution

Forest Type: Sub-tropical forest
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Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 1.5 cm across
Flower Color: Pale-yellowish green tinged with purple
Season of Flower: Summer

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: A. N. Rao, Sessa, Collection No. 4169, 28/04/1982.
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