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Galeola nudifolia Lour. 1790

Orchid ID: AR00390

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Vanilloideae
Tribe: Vanilleae
Sub-Tribe: Galeolinae
Genus: Galeola
Species: nudifolia
Variety:

Basic Details

Common Name: The Leafless Galeola.
Vernacular Name(s): In China Man Sheng Shan Shan Hu; In Thailand Thao Daeng Dong, Thao Wan Khiao Dong.
Synonym(s): Cranichis nudifolia (Lour.) Pers. 1807; Epidendrum galeola Raeusch. 1797; Erythrorchis kuhlii Rchb. f. 1865; Galeola hydra Rchb. f. 1865; Galeola kuhlii (Rchb. f.) Rchb. f. 1865; Galeola pterosperma (Lindl.) Schltr. 1911; Galeola torana J. J. Sm. 1915.
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; IOSPE (Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia).

Ecology

Habit: Monopodial
Habitat: Saprophytic
Altitude: Min: 300 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: APRIL
Flowering Period End: MAY
Host Plant:
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Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

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

Distribution

Forest Type: Tropical forest
Distributed Forest Area:

Salient Morphology

Stem: Woody
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Panicle
Flower Size: 2-3 cm across
Flower Color: Yellow
Season of Flower: Spring

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: S. N. Hegde, Sessa, Collection No. 4297, 16/06/1982; A. N. Rao, Sessa, Collection No. 4295, 16/06/1982, Sessa, Collection No. 4252, 02/06/1982, Sessa, Collection No. 4294-T, Collection No. 7465-S, 28/05/1982, Sessa, Collection No. 4266, 4267, 16/06/1982.
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