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Habenaria stenopetala Lindl. 1835

Orchid ID: AR00435

Classification

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

Basic Details

Common Name: The Slim Petal Habenaria.
Vernacular Name(s): In China Si Lie Yu Feng Hua; In Thailand Ua Dok Khiao.
Synonym(s): Habenaria amanoana Ohwi 1956; Habenaria delessertiana Kraenzl. 1897; Habenaria linearipetala Hayata 1914; Habenaria sutepensis Rolfe ex Downie 1925.
Collection Site: Dirang; Khupri; Shimla
Collected By: Dr. A. N. Rao; RSI
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 1984.

Ecology

Habit: Monopodial
Habitat: Terrestrial
Altitude: Min: 200 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: AUGUST
Flowering Period End: OCTOBER
Host Plant:
Geographical Area:
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
Distributed Forest Area:

Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 3-4 cm across
Flower Color: Greenish
Season of Flower: Autumn, Summer

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: RSI, Dirang, Collection No. 20383, 02/07/1985, A. N. Rao, Khupri, Shimla, Collection No. 26464, 23/07/1973.
Organisation where Deposited: