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Eria tomentosa (Koen.) Hook. f. 1890

Orchid ID: AR00364

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Podochileae
Sub-Tribe: Eriinae
Genus: Eria
Species: tomentosa
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Basic Details

Common Name: The Tomentose Eria.
Vernacular Name(s): In China Rong Lan.
Synonym(s): Dendrolirium tomentosum (J. Koenig) S. C. Chen & J. J. Wood 2009; Epidendrum tomentosum J. König 1791; Eria fuerstenbergiana Schltr. 1914; Eria hainanensis Rolfe 1903; Pinalia tomentosa (J. König) Kuntze 1891.
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Reference(s): Orchid Flora of Arunachal Pradesh H. J. Chowdhery 1998; IOSPE (Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia).

Ecology

Habit: Sympodial
Habitat: Epiphytic
Altitude: Min: 100 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: NOVEMBER
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Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

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

Distribution

Forest Type: Tropical forest
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Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: Woody
Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 1.5 cm across
Flower Color: Yellow to orange-yellow
Season of Flower: Autumn, Summer

Uses

No Data

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