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Orchid ID: AR00305
Classification
Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Dendrobeae
Sub-Tribe: Dendrobiinae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species: wardianum
Variety:
Dendrobium falconeri; Dendrobium wardianum var. assamicum; Dendrobium wardianum var. pictum.
Basic Details
Common Name:
Ward's Dendrobium.
Vernacular Name(s): In Thailand Mani Trirong; In China Da Bao Qiao Shi Hu.
Synonym(s):
Callista wardiana Kuntze 1891; Dendrobium wardianum candidum Rchb. f. 1876.
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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: 1000 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: AUGUST
Flowering Period End: OCTOBER
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Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes
Germplasm Availability
State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts:
East Kameng, West Kameng
Location:
In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
Sessa Orchid Centre
Tippi Orchid Centre
Tippi Orchid Centre
Distribution
Forest Type:
No Data
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Salient Morphology
Stem:
Slender
Rhizome:
Creeping
Inflorescence:
Raceme
Flower Size: 10 cm across
Flower Color: White with purple tip
Season of Flower: Autumn, Summer
Uses
No Data
Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established
Researcher: CBS
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