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Diploprora championi (Lindl.) Hook. f. 1890

Orchid ID: AR00314

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Vandoideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Sub-Tribe: Gastrochilinae
Genus: Diploprora
Species: championii
Variety: Diploprora championii var. uraiensis.

Basic Details

Common Name: Champion's Diploprora.
Vernacular Name(s): In China She She Lan.
Synonym(s): Cottonia championii Lindl. 1855; Diploprora bicaudata (Thwaites) Schltr. 1919; Diploprora kusukusensis Hayata 1914; Diploprora uraiensis Hayata 1914; Luisia bicaudata Thwaites 1861; Stauropsis championii (Lindl.) Tang & F. T. Wang 1951.
Collection Site: Garu
Collected By: Dr. A. N. Rao; Dr. M. S. Swaminathan; 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).

Ecology

Habit: Monopodial
Habitat: Epiphytic
Altitude: Min: 200 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: JULY
Flowering Period End: AUGUST
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Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts: West Kameng
Location:
In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
No Data

Distribution

Forest Type: Evergreen forest
Tropical forest
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Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: No Data
Flower Size: 1.5 cm across
Flower Color: Pale-green
Season of Flower: Spring

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: A. N. Rao & DST, Garu, Collection No. 30361, 17/10/1997; M. S. Swaminathan, Collection No. 35354, August/1984.
Organisation where Deposited: