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Habenaria acuifera Wall. ex Lindl. 1835

Orchid ID: AR00425

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Orchideae
Sub-Tribe: Habernariinae
Genus: Habenaria
Species: acuifera
Variety:

Basic Details

Common Name: The Pointed Habenaria.
Vernacular Name(s): In China Tu Kong Po Shen; In Thailand Dok Nang Nuan, Hua Khao Chao.
Synonym(s):
Collection Site: C/camp
Collected By: Dr. A. N. Rao
Informant(s):
Reference(s): Orchid Flora of Arunachal Pradesh H. J. Chowdhery 1998; http://www.orchidspecies.com.

Ecology

Habit: Monopodial
Habitat: Terrestrial
Altitude: Min: 1200 m Max: 1800 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: DECEMBER
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
Distributed Forest Area:

Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Spike
Flower Size: 1 cm across
Flower Color: Golden-yellow
Season of Flower: Autumn, Summer

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

Researcher:
Organisation:
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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: A. N. Rao, C/camp, Collection No. 26048, 20/06/1991.
Organisation where Deposited: