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Herminium josephi Reichb. f. 1872

Orchid ID: AR00438

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Orchideae
Sub-Tribe: Herminiinae
Genus: Herminium
Species: josephi
Variety:

Basic Details

Common Name: Joseph's Herminium.
Vernacular Name(s): In China Kuan Luan Jiao Pan Lan.
Synonym(s): Herminium forrestii Schltr. 1912; Herminium grandiflorum Lindl. ex Hook. f. 1890; Monorchis forrestii (Schltr.) O. Schwarz 1949; Monorchis josephi (Rchb. f.) O. Schwarz 1949.
Collection Site: Hotspring
Collected By: Dr. K. Haridarsan
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.

Ecology

Habit: Monopodial
Habitat: Terrestrial
Altitude: Min: 3500 m Max: 4000 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: JUNE
Flowering Period End: AUGUST
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: Temperate forest
Distributed Forest Area:

Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Spike
Flower Size: 0.4 cm across
Flower Color: Green
Season of Flower: Spring, Summer

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: K. Haridarsan, Hotspring, Collection No. 35344, 29/08/1986.
Organisation where Deposited: