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Orchid ID: AR00303
Classification
Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Dendrobeae
Sub-Tribe: Dendrobiinae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species: transparens
Variety:
Basic Details
Common Name:
Transluscent Dendrobium.
Vernacular Name(s):
Synonym(s):
Callista transparens (Wall.) Kuntze 1891; Dendrobium henshalli Rchb. f. 1855.
Collection Site: Tipi; Namorah; Koilajuli; Deomali
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: 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: JUNE
Flowering Period End: AUGUST
Host Plant:
Geographical Area:
Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes
Germplasm Availability
State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts:
Central Siang, East Kameng, East Siang, Lohit, Tirap, Upper Siang, West Kameng, West Siang
Location: Tippi, Koilajuli, Deomali, Namorah
In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
Tippi Orchid Centre
Distribution
Forest Type:
Tropical forest
Distributed Forest Area:
Salient Morphology
Stem:
Slender
Rhizome:
Creeping, Woody
Inflorescence:
Raceme
Flower Size: 4.5 cm across
Flower Color: White
Season of Flower: Spring, Summer
Uses
No Data
Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established
Researcher: Dr. J. Tsering
Organisation:
Publication Source:
Herbarium Details
Herbarium Number: S. N. Hegde, Tipi, Collection No. 1082, 30/08/1979, Tipi, Collection No. 1099, 04/11/1979; A. N. Rao, Namorah, Collection No. 4154, 01/06/1983, Koilajuli, Collection No. 12523, 17/07/1984, Deomali, Collection No. 13587, Collection No. 13584, 19/07/1984; DST & A. N. Rao, Tipi, Collection No. 28897, 01/07/1996.
Organisation where Deposited: