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Eria clausa King & Pantl. 1896

Orchid ID: AR00341

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Podochileae
Sub-Tribe: Eriinae
Genus: Eria
Species: clausa
Variety: Eria corneri var. clausa.

Basic Details

Common Name: The Closed Flower Eria.
Vernacular Name(s): In China Pu Jing Mao Lan.
Synonym(s): Dendrobium indochinense A. D. Hawkes & A. H. Heller 1957; Dendrobium subsessile Gagnep. 1950.
Collection Site: Tipi; Rowta; Kamlang
Collected By: Dr. S. N. Hegde; Dr. A. N. Rao; 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: Sympodial
Habitat: Epiphytic
Altitude: Min: 1000 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: MARCH
Flowering Period End: MAY
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Geographical Area:
Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts: Central Siang, East Kameng, East Siang, Lohit, Lower Subansiri, Tirap, Upper Siang, Upper Subansiri, West Kameng, West Siang
Location: Tippi, Rowta, Kamlang
In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
No Data

Distribution

Forest Type: Sub-tropical forest
Tropical forest
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Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 0.8 cm across
Flower Color: Pale-green, with brown streaks
Season of Flower: Spring, Winter

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: S. N. Hegde, Tipi, Collection No. 3516-1, 11/04/1981, Tipi, Collection No. 7470, 25/02/1984, Tipi, Collection No. 7572, 13/03/1984, Collection No. 9307, 13/03/1984, Rowta, Collection No. 3677, 20/03/1984; A. N. Rao, Tipi, Collection No. 26107, 03/03/1995; DST, Kamlang, Collection No. 28239, 15/03/1990, Collection No. 28247, 19/03/1996, Tipi, Collection No. 30636, 28/04/2001.
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