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Habenaria dentata (Swartz) Schltr. 1919

Orchid ID: AR00428

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Orchideae
Sub-Tribe: Habernariinae
Genus: Habenaria
Species: dentata
Variety: Habenaria dentata var. tohoensis.

Basic Details

Common Name: The Toothed Habenaria.
Vernacular Name(s): In Ryukyu Islands Dai Sagi So, Seitaka-sagi-so; In China E Mao Yu Feng Hua; In Thailand Nang Uan.
Synonym(s): Habenaria geniculata D. Don 1825; Habenaria miersiana Champ. ex Benth. 1855; Habenaria sieboldiana Miq. 1866; Habenaria tohoensis Hayata 1914; Orchis dentata Sw. 1800; Orchis geniculata Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don 1825; Plantaginorchis dentata (Sw.) Szlach 2004.
Collection Site: Chanderbarhi; Dirang; Panchbasti; Zero point
Collected By: Dr. A. N. Rao
Informant(s):
Reference(s): Orchid Flora of Arunachal Pradesh H. J. Chowdhery 1998; IOSPE (Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia); An Illustrated Guide to the Orchids of Bhutan Dhan Bahadur Gurung; Terrestrial Orchids Naresh Swami; Orchids of Arunachal Pradesh S. N. Hegde.

Ecology

Habit: Monopodial
Habitat: Terrestrial
Altitude: Min: 1000 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: APRIL
Flowering Period End: AUGUST
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Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts: Central Siang, East Kameng, East Siang, Lower Subansiri, 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
Temperate forest
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Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 2.5 cm across
Flower Color: White
Season of Flower: Spring, Summer

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: A. N. Rao, Zero point, Collection No. 9263, 27/07/1983, Dirang, Collection No. 4592-D, 03/07/1984, Dirang, Collection No. 10800-D, 18/07/1984, Dirang, Collection No. 21745, 18/09/1986, Panchbasti, Chanderbarhi, Collection No. 30560, 21/07/1999.
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