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Esmeralda clarkei Reichb. f. 1886

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Orchid ID: AR00372

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Vandoideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Sub-Tribe: Vandinae
Genus: Esmeralda
Species: clarkei
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Basic Details

Common Name:
Vernacular Name(s): In China Hua Zhi Zhu Lan.
Synonym(s): Arachnanthe clarkei (H. G. Reichenbach) Rolfe; Arachnis clarkei (H. G. Reichenbach) J. J. Smith; Vanda clarkei (H. G. Reichenbach) N. E. Brown.
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Reference(s): Orchid Flora of Arunachal Pradesh H. J. Chowdhery 1998; Orchids of Arunachal Pradesh S. N. Hegde; An Illustrated Guide to the Orchids of Bhutan Dhan Bahadur Gurung; http://www.theplantlist.org.

Ecology

Habit: Monopodial
Habitat: Lithophytic, Terrestrial
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: 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, West Kameng
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In Wild: Yes
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Distribution

Forest Type: Sub-tropical forest
Tropical forest
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Salient Morphology

Stem: Slender
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 5-7.5 cm across
Flower Color: Yellow, transversely streaked with chestnut-brown
Season of Flower: Autumn, Summer

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