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Goodyera viridiflora (Blume) Blume. 1854

Orchid ID: AR00422

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Spiranthoideae
Tribe: Goodyereae
Sub-Tribe: Goodyerinae
Genus: Goodyera
Species: viridiflora
Variety: Goodyera schlechtendaliana var. ogatai; Goodyera viridiflora var. ogatai.

Basic Details

Common Name: The Heart-Shaped Goodyera.
Vernacular Name(s): In China Lu Hua Ban Ye Lan; In Thailand Ueang Din Dok Mon - The Green Flowered Rattlesnake Plantain.
Synonym(s): Epipactis brachiorhynchos (Schltr.) A. A. Eaton 1908; Epipactis cordata (Lindl.) A. A. Eaton 1908; Neottia viridiflora Blume 1825; Orchiodes cordatum (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891; Orchiodes viridiflorum (Blume) Kuntze 1891; Peramium longirostratum (Hayata) Makino 1929.
Collection Site: Sikkim
Collected By: Dr. K. Haridarsan
Informant(s):
Reference(s): Orchid Flora of Arunachal Pradesh H. J. Chowdhery 1998; IOSPE (Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia); An Illustrated to the Orchids of Bhutan Dhan Bahadur Gurung; Orchids of Ziro Arunachal Pradesh Naresh Swami; Terrestrial Orchids Naresh Swami.

Ecology

Habit: Monopodial
Habitat: Terrestrial
Altitude: Min: 500 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: Central Siang, East Kameng, East Siang, Lohit, Lower Subansiri, Tirap, Upper Siang, Upper Subansiri, West Kameng, West Siang
Location:
In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
No Data

Distribution

Forest Type: Sub-tropical forest
Tropical forest
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Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 1-1.5 cm across
Flower Color: Green tinged with red or brownish-yellow
Season of Flower: Autumn, Summer

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: K. Haridarsan, Sikkim, Collection No. APF-7662, September 1995.
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