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Dendrobium monticola P. F. Hunt & Summerh. 1961

Orchid ID: AR00283

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Dendrobeae
Sub-Tribe: Dendrobiinae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species: monticola
Variety:

Basic Details

Common Name: The Mountain Living Dendrobium.
Vernacular Name(s): In China Zang Nan Shi Hu.
Synonym(s): Callista alpestris Kuntze 1891; Dendrobium alpestre Royle 1839; Dendrobium pusillum D. Don 1825; Dendrobium roylei A. D. Hawkes & A. H. Heller 1962; Dendrobium roylei M. Hiroe 1971.
Collection Site: Tipi; Foot hills
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; 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: 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: APRIL
Flowering Period End: JUNE
Host Plant:
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Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

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

Distribution

Forest Type: Tropical forest
Distributed Forest Area:

Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 1.5-2.5 cm across
Flower Color: Greenish or whitish with purple lines on lip
Season of Flower: Spring

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: S. N. Hegde, Tipi, Collection No. 1203, 16/04/1980; A. N. Rao, Collection No. 21452, 21453, 03/10/1985, Foot hils, Collection No. 21507, 21508, 15/05/1986.
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