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Goodyera fusca (Lindl.) Hook. f. 1890

Orchid ID: AR00413

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Spiranthoideae
Tribe: Goodyereae
Sub-Tribe: Goodyerinae
Genus: Goodyera
Species: fusca
Variety:

Basic Details

Common Name: The Somber-Brown Goodyera.
Vernacular Name(s):
Synonym(s): Cystorchis fusca (Lindl.) Benth. & Hook. f. 1883; Epipactis fusca (Lindl.) A. A. Eaton 1908; Hetaeria fusca Lindl. 1840; Orchiodes fuscum (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891.
Collection Site: N/phu-D/nallah; C/camp; Tipi; Kimi
Collected By: Dr. A. N. Rao; DST
Informant(s):
Reference(s): Orchid Flora of Arunachal Pradesh H. J. Chowdhery 1998; IOSPE (Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia); Orchids of Arunachal Pradesh S. N. Hegde; An Illustrated Guide to the Orchids of Bhutan Dhan Bahadur Gurung; Terrestrial Orchids Naresh Swami.

Ecology

Habit: Monopodial
Habitat: Terrestrial
Altitude: Min: 1500 m Max: 2500 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: JULY
Flowering Period End: SEPTEMBER
Host Plant:
Geographical Area:
Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts: East Kameng, West Kameng
Location:
In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
No Data

Distribution

Forest Type: Sub-tropical forest
Temperate forest
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Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 0.5-0.7 cm across
Flower Color: White, flushed with green
Season of Flower: Summer

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: A. N. Rao, N/phu- D/nallah, Collection No. 26019, 11/02/1991, c/camp, Collection No. 26049, 16/08/1981, Tipi, Collection No. 26075, 20/08/1992; A. N. Rao & DST, Kimi, Collection No. 30366, 18/11/1997.
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