Orchid Database of Arunachal Pradesh
(Department of Botany, Rajiv Gandhi University)
Epipogium roseum (D. Don) Lindl. 1857
Orchid ID: AR00331
Classification
Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Orchideae
Sub-Tribe: Epipogiinae
Genus: Epipogium
Species: roseum
Variety:
Common Name:
Rose Epipogium.
Vernacular Name(s): In Australia The Ghost Orchid Or The Leafless Nodding Orchid; In China Hu She Lan.
Synonym(s):
Ceratopsis rosea Lindl. 1840; Epipogium africanus Schltr. 1911; Epipogium dentilabellum Ohtani & S. Suzuki 1961; Epipogium guilfoylei FvM. 1872; Epipogium indicum H. J. Chowdhery, G. D. Pal & G. S. Giri 1993; Epipogium kassnerianum Kraenzl. 1914; Epipogium kusukusense (Hayata) Schltr. 1919; Epipogon makinoanus Schltr. 1919; Epipogium nutans Rchb. f. 1857; Epipogium nutans var celebicus Schltr. 1911; Epipogium pooneranthum Fukuy. 1942; Epipogium rolfei (Hayata) Schltr. 1911; Epipogium sessanum S. N. Hegde & A. N. Rao 1982; Epipogium sinicum C. L. Tso 1933; Epipogium tuberosum Duthie 1906; Galera kusukusensis Hayata 1914; Galera nutans Bl. 1825; Galera rolfei Hayata 1911; Galera rosea Blume 1856; Gastrodia schinziana Kraenzl. 1929; Limodorum roseum D. Don 1825; Stereosandra schinziana (Kraenzl.) Garay 1954.
Collection Site: Sikkim (Lachung valley)
Collected By: Dr. K. Haridarsan
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).
Habit: Sympodial
Habitat:
Saprophytic
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: OCTOBER
Flowering Period End: DECEMBER
Host Plant:
Geographical Area:
Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: No
State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts:
East Kameng, Lower Subansiri, Upper Subansiri, West Kameng
Location:
In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
No Data
Forest Type:
Sub-tropical forest
Tropical forest
Distributed Forest Area:
Stem:
Slender
Rhizome:
Sheaths Covered
Inflorescence:
Raceme
Flower Size: 1.5 cm across
Flower Color: White, occasionally spotted with pink
Season of Flower: Autumn
Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established
Researcher:
Organisation:
Publication Source:
Herbarium Number: K. Haridarsan, Sikkim (Lachung villey), Collection No. APF-7657, SEP/1995.
Organisation where Deposited: