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Orchid ID: AR00274
Classification
Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Dendrobeae
Sub-Tribe: Dendrobiinae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species: hookerianum
Variety:
Dendrobium fimbriatum var. bimaculosum.
Basic Details
Common Name:
Hooker's Dendrobium.
Vernacular Name(s): In China Jin Er Shi Hu.
Synonym(s):
Callista hookeriana (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891; Dendrobium chrysotis Rchb. f. 1870.
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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); An Illustrated Guide to the Orchids of Bhutan Dhan Bahadur Gurung; Orchids of Ziro Arunachal Pradesh Naresh Swami.
Ecology
Habit: Sympodial
Habitat:
Epiphytic, Lithophytic
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: OCTOBER
Flowering Period End: NOVEMBER
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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:
In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
Dirang Orchid Centre
Sessa Orchid Centre
Tippi Orchid Centre
Sessa Orchid Centre
Tippi Orchid Centre
Distribution
Forest Type:
Sub-tropical forest
Tropical forest
Tropical forest
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Salient Morphology
Stem:
Slender
Rhizome:
Creeping
Inflorescence:
Raceme
Flower Size: 5 cm across
Flower Color: Golden-yellow
Season of Flower: Autumn
Uses
No Data
Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established
Researcher: Ahmed
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