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Cryptochilus sanguineus Wall. 1824

Orchid ID: AR00218

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Podochileae
Sub-Tribe: Eriinae
Genus: Cryptochilus
Species: sanguineus
Variety:

Basic Details

Common Name: The Blood-Red Cryptochilus.
Vernacular Name(s): In China Hong Hua Su Bao Lan.
Synonym(s):
Collection Site: Sisni; Dirang; Kimi
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; Orchids of Ziro Arunachal Pradesh Naresh Swami.

Ecology

Habit: Sympodial
Habitat: Epiphytic
Altitude: Min: 1400 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: JUNE
Flowering Period End: SEPTEMBER
Host Plant:
Geographical Area:
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: Sisni, Dirang, Kimi
In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
No Data

Distribution

Forest Type: Sub-tropical forest
Distributed Forest Area:

Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 2.5 cm across
Flower Color: White to purple
Season of Flower: Spring, Summer

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

Researcher:
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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: S. N. Hegde, Sisni, Collection No. 1852, 31/05/1979; A. N. Rao, Dirang, Collection No. 20305, 13/06/1985, Kimi, Collection No. 30527, 22/05/1998.
Organisation where Deposited: