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Dendrobium amoenum Wall. Lindl. 1830

Orchid ID: AR00252

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Dendrobeae
Sub-Tribe: Dendrobiinae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species: amoenum
Variety:

Basic Details

Common Name: Lovely Dendrobium.
Vernacular Name(s):
Synonym(s): Callista amoena (Wall. ex Lindl.) Kuntze 1891; Dendrobium eggertoniae Lindley 1847; Dendrobium mesochlorum Lindley 1847.
Collection Site: Namorah; Lirmoba (Aalo); Darjeeling; Tipi; Pagla nallah; Sejusa
Collected By: Dr. S. N. Hegde; Dr. A. N. Rao; DST; Dr. O. Apang
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); Orchids of Ziro Arunachal Pradesh Naresh Swami.

Ecology

Habit: Sympodial
Habitat: Epiphytic
Altitude: Min: 1000 m Max: 1500 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: Namorah, Lirmoba , Tippi, Pagla Nalah, Seijosa
In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
No Data

Distribution

Forest Type: Sub-tropical forest
Tropical forest
Distributed Forest Area:

Salient Morphology

Stem: Slender
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 3.5 cm across
Flower Color: White
Season of Flower: Spring, Summer

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: S. N. Hegde, Namorah, Collection No. 2778, 13/06/1981, Lirmoba (Aalo), Collection No. 3835, 21/07/1981, Darjeeling, Collection No. 21766, 25/07/196; A. N. Rao, Tipi, Collection No. 1750, 07/06/1979; A. N. Rao & DST, Pagla nallah, Collection No. 28580, 03/06/1996, Sejusa, Collection No. 30182, 30/06/1997; O. Apang, Tipi, Collection No. 35776, 29/07/2006.
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