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Dendrobium eriaeflorum Griff. 1851

Orchid ID: AR00267

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Dendrobeae
Sub-Tribe: Dendrobiinae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species: eriaeflorum
Variety: Dendrobium eriiflorum var. lombokense; Dendrobium eriiflorum var. sikkimense.

Basic Details

Common Name: The Eria-Like Flowered Dendrobium.
Vernacular Name(s):
Synonym(s): Callista eriiflora (Griff.) Kuntze 1891.
Collection Site: Sessa; Khellong; Sisni; Sissin
Collected By: Dr. S. N. Hegde; 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; www.tropicos.org; Flora of China; 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: 600 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: NOVEMBER
Flowering Period End: JANUARY
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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: Sessa, New Khellong, Sisni
In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
Tippi Orchid Centre

Distribution

Forest Type: Tropical forest
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Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 1 cm across
Flower Color: Pale-green to whitish
Season of Flower: Autumn, Winter

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: S. N. Hegde, Sessa, Collection No. 3068, 18/05/1980, Sessa, Collection No. 4006, 05/06/1980, Sessa, Collection No. 4250, 02/06/1982; A. N. Rao, Sessa, Collection No. 312-S, 15/06/1981, Khellong new khellong, Collection No. 21519, 16/05/1986, Khellong- Sisni, Collection No. 30531, 22/05/1998, Sissin, Collection No. 30634, 25/04/1901.
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