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Eria bractescens Lindl. 1841

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Orchid ID: AR00339

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Podochileae
Sub-Tribe: Eriinae
Genus: Eria
Species: bractescens
Variety: Eria bractescens var. kurzii; Eria bractescens var. latipetala.

Basic Details

Common Name: The Bracteate Eria.
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Synonym(s): Dendrobium subterrestre Gagnep. 1930; Eria dillwynia Hkr. 1845; Eria griffithii Rchb. f. 1870; Eria kurzii Anderson ex Hook. f. 1890; Eria litoralis Teijsm. & Binn 1862; Eria pulchella Griff. 1851; Pinalia bractescens (Lindl.) O. Ktze. 1891.
Collection Site: Mino; Tipi; Madhuban
Collected By: Dr. S. N. Hegde; Dr. A. N. Rao; DST
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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: 200 m Max: 1000 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: JUNE
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Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts: Lower Subansiri, Upper Subansiri
Location: Mino, Tippi, Madhuban
In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
No Data

Distribution

Forest Type: Tropical forest
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Salient Morphology

Stem: Fleshy
Rhizome: Creeping
Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 2.5 cm across
Flower Color: Pale-yellow
Season of Flower: Spring

Uses

No Data

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: S. N. Hegde, Mino, Collection No. 2578, 14/11/1979; A. N. Rao, Tipi, Collection No. 26052, 24/10/1991; A. N. Rao & DST, Madhuban, Collection No. 28312, 10/12/1996.
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