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Eulophia dabia (D. Don) Hochr. 1910

Orchid ID: AR00374

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Vandoideae
Tribe: Cymbideae
Sub-Tribe: Cymbidinae
Genus: Eulophia
Species: dabia
Variety:

Basic Details

Common Name: The Dubious Eulophia.
Vernacular Name(s):
Synonym(s): Bletia dabia D. Don 1825; Eulophia campestris Wall. ex Lindl 1833; Eulophia faberi Rolfe 1896; Eulophia hemileuca Lindl. 1859; Eulophia hormusjii Duthie 1906; Eulophia ramentacea (Roxb.) Lindl. 1833; Eulophia rupestris Wall. ex Lindl. 1833.
Collection Site: Khuppi; Sessa; Singilung; Khellong
Collected By: Dr. A. N. Rao; Dr. O. Apang; Dr. A. C. Nath
Informant(s):
Reference(s): Orchid Flora of Arunachal Pradesh H. J. Chowdhery 1998; Orchids of Arunachal Pradesh S. N. Hegde; IOSPE (Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia).

Ecology

Habit: Monopodial
Habitat: Terrestrial
Altitude: Min: 100 m Max: 500 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
Host Plant:
Geographical Area:
Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts: East Kameng, West Kameng
Location: Khupi, Sessa, Singilung, Khellong
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: 2.5 cm across
Flower Color: Pale pink, with darker lines
Season of Flower: Spring, Winter

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: A. N. Rao, Khuppi, Collection No. 34276, 19/12/1997, Sessa, Collection No. 30405, 10/03/1998, Khuppi, Collection No. 31079, 05/02/2003; O. Apang, Singilung, Collection No. 360660, 01/06/2005; A. C. Nath, Khellong, Collection No. 360659, 30/05/2005.
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