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Epigeneium fuscescens (Griff.) Summerh. 1957

Orchid ID: AR00324

Classification

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

Common Name: The Ochre-Yellow Epigeneium.
Vernacular Name(s): In China Jing Dong Hou Chun Lan.
Synonym(s): Bulbophyllum fuscescens (Griff.) Rchb. f. 1861; Callista fuscescens (Griff.) Kuntze 1891; Dendrobium fuscescens Griff. 1851; Epigeneium naviculare (N. P. Balakr. & Sud. Chowdhury) Hynn. & Wadhwa 2000; Katherinea fuscescens (Griff.) A. D. Hawkes 1956.
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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: 1500 m Max: 2000 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: NOVEMBER
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Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts: East Kameng, Tirap, West Kameng
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In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
Tippi Orchid Centre

Distribution

Forest Type: Sub-tropical forest
Temperate forest
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Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: Woody
Inflorescence: Raceme, Single Flowered
Flower Size: 4.5-5 cm across
Flower Color: Purplish-brown
Season of Flower: Autumn, Summer

Uses

No Data

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