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Orchid ID: AR00371
Classification
Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Vandoideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Sub-Tribe: Vandinae
Genus: Esmeralda
Species: cathcartii
Variety:
Basic Details
Common Name:
Cathcart's Esmeralda.
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Synonym(s):
Arachnanthe cathcartii; Arachnis cathcartii; Vanda cathcartii.
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Reference(s):
Orchid Flora of Arunachal Pradesh H. J. Chowdhery 1998; Orchid of Arunachal Pradesh S. N. Hegde; An Illustrated Guide to the Orchids of Bhutan Dhan Bahadur Gurung; http://www.orchidspecies.com; http://orchids.wikia.com.
Ecology
Habit: Monopodial
Habitat:
Lithophytic, Terrestrial
Altitude: Min: 1000 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: MARCH
Flowering Period End: MAY
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Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes
Germplasm Availability
State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts:
Central Siang, East Kameng, East Siang, Lohit, Upper Siang, West Kameng, West Siang
Location:
In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
No Data
Distribution
Forest Type:
Sub-tropical forest
Tropical forest
Tropical forest
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Salient Morphology
Stem:
No Data
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No Data
Inflorescence:
Raceme
Flower Size: 5-8 cm across
Flower Color: Externally white, on the upper surface chocolate-brown and finely streaked with yellow
Season of Flower: Spring, Winter
Uses
No Data
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