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Dendrobium nobile Lindl. 1830

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Orchid ID: AR00287

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Dendrobeae
Sub-Tribe: Dendrobiinae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species: nobile
Variety: Dendrobium nobile var. alboluteum; Dendrobium nobile var. formosanum; Dendrobium nobile var. nobilius.

Basic Details

Common Name: Noble Dendrobium.
Vernacular Name(s): In Thailand Ueang Khao Kiu; In China Shi Hu.
Synonym(s): Callista nobilis (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891; Dendrobium coerulescens Wallich 1838; Dendrobium formosanum (Rchb. f.) Masamune 1933; Dendrobium lindleyanum Griffith 1851; Dendrobium nobile f. nobilius (Rchb. f.) M. Hiroe 1971; Dendrobium nobile virginale Rolfe 1900.
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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.

Ecology

Habit: Sympodial
Habitat: Epiphytic
Altitude: Min: 1000 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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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):
Dirang Orchid Centre
Sessa Orchid Centre
Tippi Orchid Centre

Distribution

Forest Type: Evergreen forest
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Salient Morphology

Stem: Slender
Rhizome: Creeping, Woody
Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 5-6 cm across
Flower Color: Purple, rose or mauve
Season of Flower: Spring, Summer

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Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

Researcher: Dr. S. N. Hegde
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