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Dendrobium heterocarpum Wall. ex Lindl. 1830

Orchid ID: AR00273

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Dendrobeae
Sub-Tribe: Dendrobiinae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species: heterocarpum
Variety: Dendrobium aureum var. pallidum; Dendrobium heterocarpum var. henshalii.

Basic Details

Common Name: The Different Fruit Dendrobium.
Vernacular Name(s): In Thailand Ueang Si Tan, In China Jian Dao Chun Shi Hu.
Synonym(s): Callista aurea (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891; Callista heterocarpa (Wall. ex Lindl.) Kuntze 1891; Dendrobium atractodes Ridl. 1885; Dendrobium minahassae Kraenzlin 1910; Dendrobium rhombeum Lindley 1843; Dendrobium aureum Lindl. 1830.
Collection Site: Rahung; Sessa; Durga mandir (Sessa)
Collected By: Dr. S. N. Hegde; Dr. O. Apang; 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: 1000 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: MAY
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Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts: East Kameng, West Kameng
Location: Sessa, Rahung
In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
No Data

Distribution

Forest Type: Sub-tropical forest
Tropical forest
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Salient Morphology

Stem: Slender
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 5-8 cm across
Flower Color: Pale-creamy yellow
Season of Flower: Spring

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: S. N. Hegde, Rahung, Collection No. 724, 08/04/1980, Sessa, Collection No. 10031, 26/06/1984, Sessa, Collection No. 10070, 3101, 30/06/1984, Hegde, Sessa, Collection No. 30900, 02/08/1981; O. Apang, Durga mandir, Collection No. 34231, 34230, 15/07/2005; A. N. Rao & S. N. Hegde, Sessa, Collection No. 3101, 26/07/1980.
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