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Dendrobium pendulum roxb. 1832

Orchid ID: AR00294

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Dendrobeae
Sub-Tribe: Dendrobiinae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species: pendulum
Variety: Dendrobium crassinode var. barberianum.

Basic Details

Common Name: The Pendant Growing Dendrobium.
Vernacular Name(s): In Thailand Mai Thao Rusi, Wai Pom; In China Zhong Jie Shi Hu.
Synonym(s): Callista crassinodis (Benson & Rchb. f.) Kuntze 1891; Callista pendula (Roxb.) Kuntze 1891; Dendrobium crassinode Benth. & Rchb. f. 1869; Dendrobium crassinode f. albiflorum Rchb. f. 1875; Dendrobium melanophthalmum Rchb. f. 1886.
Collection Site: Sessa; Foothills
Collected By: Dr. S. N. Hegde; Dr. A. N. Rao
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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).

Ecology

Habit: Sympodial
Habitat: Epiphytic
Altitude: Min: 800 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: JUNE
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Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts: Lohit, Tirap
Location: Sessa
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: No Data
Flower Size: 7 cm acoss
Flower Color: White
Season of Flower: Spring

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: S. N. Hegde, Sessa, Collection No. 4249, 03/06/1982, Foot hills, Collection No. 24153-3, 31/05/1988; A. N. Rao, Collection No. 14557, 30/05/1984.
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