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Orchid ID: AR00224
Classification
Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Vandoideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
Sub-Tribe: Cymbidiinae
Genus: Cymbidium
Species: aloifolium
Variety:
Basic Details
Common Name:
Aloe Leaf Cymbidium, Boat Orchid.
Vernacular Name(s): Malanga; Supurn (odisha); Panaipulluruvi (Tamil); Sonu (Konkani).
Synonym(s):
Aerides borassi Buch.-Ham. ex Sm. 1813; Cymbidium crassifolium Wall. 1828; Cymbidium erectum Wight 1852; Cymbidium intermedium H. G. Jones 1974; Cymbidium mannii Rchb. f. 1872; Cymbidium pendulum (Roxb.) Sw. 1799; Cymbidium simulans Rolfe 1917.
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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: 500 m Max: 1000 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: APRIL
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 Kameng, East Siang, Lohit, Lower Subansiri, Tirap, Upper Siang, Upper Subansiri, West Kameng, West Siang
Location:
In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
Tippi Orchid Centre
Distribution
Forest Type:
Evergreen forest
Moist deciduous forest
Tropical forest
Moist deciduous forest
Tropical forest
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Salient Morphology
Stem:
No Data
Rhizome:
No Data
Inflorescence:
Raceme
Flower Size: 4 cm across
Flower Color: Pale-yellow, with maroon-brown stripes
Season of Flower: Spring, Summer
Uses
No Data
Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established
Researcher: Dr. J. Tsering and Ahmed
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