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Eria clavicaulis Wall. ex Lindl. 1840

Orchid ID: AR00342

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Podochileae
Sub-Tribe: Eriinae
Genus: Eria
Species: clavicaulis
Variety:

Basic Details

Common Name: The Clavate Stem Eria.
Vernacular Name(s):
Synonym(s): Cylindrolobus clavicaulis (Wall. ex Lindl.) Rauschert 1983; Cylindrolobus clavicaulis (Wall. ex Lindl.) A. N. Rao 2010; Eria khasiana Lindl. 1858; Pinalia clavicaulis ( Wall. ex Lindl.) Kuntze 1891.
Collection Site: Sessa
Collected By: Dr. S. N. Hegde; Dr. A. N. Rao
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: 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: SEPTEMBER
Flowering Period End: OCTOBER
Host Plant:
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: Sessa
In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
No Data

Distribution

Forest Type: Tropical forest
Distributed Forest Area:

Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 1.5 cm across
Flower Color: White
Season of Flower: Autumn, Summer

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: S. N. Hegde, Sessa, 28/06/1979; Joseph, Hegde & A. N. Rao, Sessa, Collection No. 26085, 23/11/1992.
Organisation where Deposited: