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Kingidium deliciosum (Reichb. f.) Sweet. 1970

Orchid ID: AR00456

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Vandoideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Sub-Tribe: Phalaenopsidinae
Genus: Kingidium
Species: deliciosum
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Synonym(s): Aerides decumbens Griff. 1851; Aerides latifolia Thw. 1861; Aerides latifolium Thwaites 1864; Biermannia decumbens (Griff.) T. Tang & F. T. Wang ex G. Merr. & Metcalf 1945; Doritis deliciosa (Rchb. f.) T. Yukawa & K. Kita 2005; Doritis deliciosa subsp. hookeriana (O. Gruss & Roellke) T. Yukawa & K. Kita 2005; Doritis hebe (Rchb. f.) Schlechter 1913; Doritis latifolia (Thw.) Trim 1885; Doritis latifolia Benth. & Hook. f. 1889; Doritis philippinensis Ames 1908; Doritis steffensii Schlechter 1911; Doritis wightii (Rchb. f.) Benth & J. D. Hook. 1883; Doritis wightii (Rchb. f.) Benth. 1889; Kingiella decumbens (Griff.) Rolfe 1917; Kingiella hebe (Rchb. f.) Rolfe 1917; Kingidium decumbens (Griff.) P. F. Hunt 1970; Kingidium deliciosum (Rchb. f.) H. R. Sweet 1970; Kingidium deliciosum var. bellum teijsm & Binn 1993; Kingidium philippinenesis (Ames) O. Gruss 1995; Kingidium wightii (Rchb. f.) Gruss & Rolke 1995; Kingiella hebe (Rchb. f.) Rolfe 1917; Kingiella philippinensis (Ames) Rolfe 1917; Kingiella steffensii (Schltr.) Rolfe 1917; Phalaenopsis alboviolacea Ridl. 1893; Phalaenopsis amethystina Rchb. f. 1865; Phalaenopsis bella Teijsm & Binn. 1862; Phalaenopsis decumbens (Griff) Holtman 1947; Phalaenopsis deliciosa f. alba (O. Gruss) Christenson 2008; Phalaenopsis deliciosa subsp. hookeriana (O. Gruss & Roellke) Christenson 2001; Phalaenopsis hebe Rchb. f. 1862; Phalaenopsis hebe var amboinensis J. J. Sm. 1917; Phalaenopsis wightii Rchb. f. 1862; Polychilos decumbens (Griff.) Shim 1982; Phalaenopsis deliciosa Rchb. f. 1854.
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Reference(s): Orchid Flora of Arunachal Pradesh H. J. Chowdhery 1998; IOSPE (Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia).

Ecology

Habit: Monopodial
Habitat: Epiphytic
Altitude: Min: 500 m Max: 1000 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
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In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts: East Kameng, West Kameng
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In Wild: Yes
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Distribution

Forest Type: Tropical forest
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Salient Morphology

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Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 1-1.5 cm across
Flower Color: Pale-yellow with purple spotted lip
Season of Flower: Spring, Summer

Uses

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