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Nervilia aragoana Gaud. 1829

Orchid ID: AR00512

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Vanilloideae
Tribe: Nervilieae
Sub-Tribe: Nervillinae
Genus: Nervilia
Species: aragoana
Variety:

Basic Details

Common Name: The Aragoa-Like Nervilia.
Vernacular Name(s): In Australia - The Tall Sheild Orchid; In Thailand Wan Phra Chim; In China Guang Bu Yu Lan.
Synonym(s): Aplostellis aragoana (Gaud.) Ridl. 1924; Aplostellis flabelliformis (Lindl.) Ridl. 1924; Cordyla concolor Blume 1825; Epipactis carinata Roxb. 1832; Nervilia carinata (Roxb.) Schltr. 1911; Nervilia flabelliformis (Lindl.) Tang & Wang 1951.
Collection Site: Khonsa; Tipi; Sessa
Collected By: Dr. A. N. Rao; Dr. S. N. Hegde; DST
Informant(s):
Reference(s): Orchid Flora of Arunachal Pradesh H. J. Chowdhery 1998; IOSPE (Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia); An Illustrated Guide to the Orchids of Bhutan Dhan Bahadur Gurung.

Ecology

Habit:
Habitat: Terrestrial
Altitude: Min: 100 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: JULY
Flowering Period End: SEPTEMBER
Host Plant:
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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: Tropical forest
Distributed Forest Area:

Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 2.5 cm across
Flower Color: Pale-green
Season of Flower: Summer

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: A. N. Rao, Khonsa, Collection No. 16030, 16031, 16032, 03/08/1984, Tipi, Collection No. 19939, 23/05/1985, Tipi, Collection No. 19941, 31/05/1985, Tipi, Collection No. 20431, 25/07/1985, Saddle area, near Sessa, Collection No. 26070, 06/08/1992; S. N. Hegde, Tipi, Collection No. 19941, 27/05/1985; A. N. Rao & DST, Collection No. 28636, 05/06/1997.
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