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Orchid ID: AR00259
Classification
Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Dendrobeae
Sub-Tribe: Dendrobiinae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species: chrysanthum
Variety:
Dendrobium chrysanthum var. anophthalama; Dendrobium chrysanthum var. microphthalama.
Basic Details
Common Name:
Golden Flowered Dendrobium.
Vernacular Name(s): In Thailand - Ueang Thian - Ueang Kham Sai - Ueang Pu Loei - Bai Morakot - Uang Sai Morakat.
Synonym(s):
Callista chrysantha (Wall.) Kuntze 1891; Dendrobium microphthalmum Van Geert 1879; Dendrobium paxtonii Lindley not Paxton 1839.
Collection Site: Seijosa; Tezu; Mehaw; Simari water tank; Mehao Wild Life Sanctuary
Collected By: Dr. A. N. Rao; 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); An Illustrated Guide to the Orchids of Bhutan Dhan Bahadur Gurung; Orchids of Ziro Arunachal Pradesh Naresh Swami.
Ecology
Habit: Sympodial
Habitat:
Epiphytic
Altitude: Min: 1200 m Max: 1800 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: MAY
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: Seijosa, Mehaw, Simari
In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
Dirang Orchid Centre
Sessa Orchid Centre
Sessa Orchid Centre
Distribution
Forest Type:
Sub-tropical forest
Tropical forest
Tropical forest
Distributed Forest Area:
Salient Morphology
Stem:
Slender
Rhizome:
Creeping
Inflorescence:
Raceme
Flower Size: 4 cm across
Flower Color: Golden-yellow
Season of Flower: Spring
Uses
No Data
Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established
Researcher: Dr. A. N. Rao
Organisation:
Publication Source:
Herbarium Details
Herbarium Number: A. N. Rao, Seijusa, Collection No. 948, May/1979, Collection No. 940, May/79, Tezu, Collection No. 21446, 03/10/1985; O. Apang, Mehaw, Collection No. 360712, 29/07/2006; A. N. Rao & O. Apang, Simari water tank, Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary, Collection No. 40593, 03/05/2002.
Organisation where Deposited: