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Dendrobium aphyllum (Roxb.) C. E. C. Fischer. 1928

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Orchid ID: AR00254

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Dendrobeae
Sub-Tribe: Dendrobiinae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species: aphyllum
Variety: Dendrobium aphyllum var. cucullatum; Dendrobium aphyllum var. katakianum; Dendrobium pierardii var. cucullatum.

Basic Details

Common Name: Leafless Aphyllum, The Hooded Dendrobium.
Vernacular Name(s): In China Dou Chun Shi Hu.
Synonym(s): Callista aphylla Kuntze 1891; Cymbidium aphyllum (Roxb.) Sw. 1799; Dendrobium cucullatum R. Brown 1822; Epidendrum aphyllum (Roxb.) Poir. 1810; Pierardia bicolor (Roxb. ex Hook.) Raf. 1836; Dendrobium madrasense A. D. Hawkes 1963.
Collection Site: Namorah; Tipi; Namorah; Koilajuli
Collected By: Dr. S. N. Hegde
Informant(s):
Reference(s): Orchid Flora of Arunachal Pradesh H. J. Chowdhery 1998; Orchids of Arunachal Pradesh S. N. Hegde 1984; www.orchidspecies.com; An Illustrated Guide to the Orchids of Bhutan Dhan Bahadur Gurung.

Ecology

Habit: Sympodial
Habitat: Epiphytic
Altitude: Min: 200 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: JUNE
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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: Namorah, Tippi, Koilajuli
In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
Tippi Orchid Centre

Distribution

Forest Type: Moist deciduous forest
Tropical forest
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Salient Morphology

Stem: Slender, Woody
Rhizome: Creeping, Sheaths Covered, Woody
Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 5 cm across
Flower Color: White, rosy-mauve
Season of Flower: Spring

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: S. N. Hegde, Namorah, Collection No. 4154, 19/06/1982, Tipi, Collection No. 1081, 0ct/1978, Namorah, Collection No. 4154, 19/06/1982, Koilajuli, Collection No. 12523, 27/06/1984, Koilajuli.
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