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Dendrobium cathcartii Hook. f. 1890

Orchid ID: AR00258

Classification

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

Basic Details

Common Name: Cathcart's Dendrobium.
Vernacular Name(s):
Synonym(s): Callista cathcartii (Hook. f.) Kuntze 1891; Grastidium cathcartii (Hook. f.) M. A. Clem. & D. L. Jones 1997.
Collection Site: Chaku camp
Collected By: 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; IOSPE (Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia); An Illustrated Guide to the Orchids of Bhutan Dhan Bahadur Gurung.

Ecology

Habit: Sympodial
Habitat: Epiphytic
Altitude: Min: 300 m Max: 1200 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: JULY
Host Plant:
Geographical Area:
Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts: Central Siang, East Kameng, East Siang, Lower Subansiri, Tirap, Upper Siang, Upper Subansiri, West Kameng, West Siang
Location: Chaku Camp
In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
Tippi Orchid Centre

Distribution

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

Salient Morphology

Stem: Woody
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: No Data
Flower Size: 2 cm across
Flower Color: Greenish-yellow to golden-yellow
Season of Flower: Spring, Summer

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

Researcher:
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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: A. N. Rao, Chaku camp, Collection No. 26039, 23/02/1991.
Organisation where Deposited: