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Hetaeria affinis (Griff.) Seidnf. & Ormerod. 2001

Orchid ID: AR00445

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Spiranthoideae
Tribe: Goodyereae
Sub-Tribe: Cheirostylidinae
Genus: Hetaeria
Species: affinis
Variety:

Basic Details

Common Name: The Similar Hetaeria.
Vernacular Name(s): In China Dian Nan Fan Chun Lan.
Synonym(s): Goodyera affinis Griffith, Not. Pl. Asiat. 3: 391. 1851; Cerochilus rubens Lindley; Hetaeria rubens (Lindley) Bentham ex J. D. Hooker; Rhamphidia rubens (Lindley) Lindley.
Collection Site: Dirang
Collected By: Dr. S. N. Hegde;  Dr. A. N. Rao
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Reference(s): commons.wikimedia.org; www.pinterest.com; An Illustrated Guide to the Orchids of Bhutan Dhan Bahadur Gurung; http://www.theplantlist.org; www.eFloras.org.

Ecology

Habit: Monopodial
Habitat: Terrestrial
Altitude: Min: 450 m Max: 1600 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: JANUARY
Flowering Period End: MARCH
Host Plant:
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Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts: No Data
Location:
In Wild: No
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: 0.6 cm across
Flower Color: Green tinged purplish-pink
Season of Flower: Winter

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: S. N. Hegde, Dirang, Collection No. 22559, 22560, 22561, 11/08/1986, Dirang, Collection No. 24060, 26/08/1987; A. N. Rao, Collection No. 30561, 21/07/1999.
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