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Dendrobium farmeri paxt. 1849

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Orchid ID: AR00269

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Dendrobeae
Sub-Tribe: Dendrobiinae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species: farmeri
Variety: Callista densiflora; Dendrobium densiflorum var. farmerii.

Basic Details

Common Name: Farmer's Dendrobium.
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Synonym(s): Callista farmeri (Paxton) Kuntze 1891; Dendrobium farmeri var. albiflorum C. Morren 1860; Dendrobium farmeri var. aureoflavum Hook. f. 1864.
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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).

Ecology

Habit: Sympodial
Habitat: Epiphytic
Altitude: Min: 500 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
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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
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In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
Tippi Orchid Centre

Distribution

Forest Type: Sub-tropical forest
Tropical forest
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Salient Morphology

Stem: Slender
Rhizome: Creeping, Woody
Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 5 cm across
Flower Color: White to lilac-mauve
Season of Flower: Spring, Summer

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