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Cypripedium macranthon Swartz. 1800

Orchid ID: AR00247

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Cypripedioideae
Tribe: Cypripedieae
Sub-Tribe: Cypripediinae
Genus: Cypripedium
Species: macranthon
Variety: Cypripedium calceolus var. rubrum; Cypripedium macranthos var. albiflorum; Cypripedium macranthos var. atropurpureum; Cypripedium macranthos var. flavum; Cypripedium macranthos var. maximum.

Basic Details

Common Name: Venus's Slipper Orchid, The Large Flowered Cypripedium.
Vernacular Name(s): In Japan Atsumori-So; In China Da Hua Shao Lan.
Synonym(s): Cypripedium macranthos f. albiflorum (Makino) Ohwi 1965; Cypripedium neoparviflorum Y. N. Lee 2002; Cypripedium thunbergii Blume 1859; Cypripedium thunbergii f. albiflorum (Makino) Okuyama 1955.
Collection Site: Tachup
Collected By: Dr. K. Haridarsan
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: Monopodial
Habitat: Terrestrial
Altitude: Min: 2500 m Max: 3500 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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Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts: East Kameng, West Kameng
Location: Tachup
In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
No Data

Distribution

Forest Type: Temperate forest
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Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Raceme, Single Flowered
Flower Size: 4-5 cm across
Flower Color: Brownish, purple, yellowish or greenish, with dark purple dots
Season of Flower: Summer

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: K. Haridarsan, Tachup, Collection No. 3669, 29/08/1986.
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