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Liparis viridiflora (Blume.) Lindl. 1830

Orchid ID: AR00478

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Malaxideae
Sub-Tribe: Malaxidinae
Genus: Liparis
Species: viridiflora
Variety: Liparis viridiflora var. spathulata.

Basic Details

Common Name: Green-Flowered Liparis.
Vernacular Name(s): In China Chang Jing Yang Er Suan - The Bottle Brush Orchid.
Synonym(s): Cestichis longipes (Lindl.) Ames 1905; Cestichis pendula (Lindl.) Pfitzer 1888; Leptorkis longipes (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891; Leptorkis stachyurus (Rchb. f.) Kuntze 1891; Leptorkis triloba (Ridl.) Kuntze 1891.
Collection Site: Tircha lagu; Sessa; Rowta
Collected By: Dr. S. N. Hegde; Dr. A. N. Rao; Dr. O. Apang
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; An Illustrated Guide to the Orchids of Bhutan Dhan Bahadur Gurung.

Ecology

Habit: Sympodial
Habitat: Epiphytic
Altitude: Min: 600 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: NOVEMBER
Flowering Period End: DECEMBER
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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
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In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
Tippi Orchid Centre

Distribution

Forest Type: Sub-tropical forest
Tropical forest
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Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 4 mm across
Flower Color: Pale-green
Season of Flower: Autumn

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: S. N. Hegde, Tircha lagu, Collection No. 3413, 16/01/1981, Sessa, Collection No. 3993, 28/03/1982; A. N. Rao, Sessa, Collection No. 30979, 05/01/1988; A. N. Rao & O. Apang, Sessa, Collection No. 35620; O. Apang, Rowta, Collection No. 360488.
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