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Epigeneium fargesii (Finet) Gagnep. 1932

Orchid ID: AR00323

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroidea
Tribe: Dendrobeae
Sub-Tribe: Dendrobiinae
Genus: Epigeneium
Species: fargesii
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Basic Details

Common Name: Farge's Epigeneium.
Vernacular Name(s): In China Dan Ye Hou Chun Lan.
Synonym(s): Dendrobium fargesii Finet 1903; Desmotrichum fargesii (Finet) Kraenzl. 1910; Sarcopodium fargesii (Finet) Tang & F. T. Wang 1951.
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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: 500 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: SEPTEMBER
Flowering Period End: OCTOBER
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Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts: East Kameng, Lohit, Tirap, 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: No Data
Rhizome: Creeping
Inflorescence: Single Flowered
Flower Size: 2.5 cm across
Flower Color: Dark purplish brown
Season of Flower: Autumn, Summer

Uses

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