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Diphylax urceolata (Clarke) Hook. f. 1889

Orchid ID: AR00310

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Orchideae
Sub-Tribe: Habenariinae
Genus: Diphylax
Species: urceolata
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Basic Details

Common Name: Pitcher Diphylax/The Jug-Like Diphylax.
Vernacular Name(s): In China Jian Yao Lan.
Synonym(s): Habenaria urceolata C. B. Clarke 1889; Platanthera urceolata (C. B. Clarke) R. M. Bateman 2009.
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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: Monopodial
Habitat: Terrestrial
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: APRIL
Flowering Period End: AUGUST
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Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts: East Kameng, West Kameng
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In Wild: Yes
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Distribution

Forest Type: Sub-tropical forest
Tropical forest
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Salient Morphology

Stem: Slender
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Raceme
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Flower Color: White
Season of Flower: Spring, Summer

Uses

No Data

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