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Dendrobium lindleyi steud. 1840

Orchid ID: AR00279

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Dendrobeae
Sub-Tribe: Dendrobiinae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species: lindleyi
Variety: Dendrobium alboviride var. majus; Dendrobium lindleyi var. majus.

Basic Details

Common Name: Lindley's Dendrobium.
Vernacular Name(s): In Thailand Ueang Phung; In China Ju Shi Hu.
Synonym(s): Callista aggregata (Roxb.) Kuntze 1891; Dendrobium aggregatum Rox. 1832; Epidendrum aggregatum Roxb. ex Steud. 1840.
Collection Site: Deomali; Motijeel
Collected By: Dr. S. N. Hegde; Dr. A. N. Rao; DST
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: 500 m Max: 1500 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: JUNE
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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: Deomali, Motijeel
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: No Data
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 3.5 cm across
Flower Color: Yellow
Season of Flower: Spring

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: S. N. Hegde, Deomali, Collection No. 3391, 26/07/1981, Deomali, Collection No. 3391-4, 23/09/1981, Deomali, Collection No. 13585, 22/06/1984, Deomali, Collection No. 13585, 25/06/1984, Deomali, Collection No. 13577, 30/06/1984; A. N. Rao & DST, Motijeel, Collection No. 28286, 23/07/1996.
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