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Oberonia caulescens Lindl. 1830

Orchid ID: AR00522

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Malaxideae
Sub-Tribe: Oberoniinae
Genus: Oberonia
Species: caulescens
Variety:

Basic Details

Common Name: The Offshoot Forming Oberonia.
Vernacular Name(s): In China Xia Ye Yuan Wei Lan.
Synonym(s): Iridorchis caulescens (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891; Malaxis caulescens (Lindl.) Rchb. f. 1861; Oberonia auriculata King & Pantl. 1898; Oberonia bilobatolabella Hayata 1914; Oberonia longilabris King & Pantl. 1895; Oberonia pterorachis C. L. Tso 1933.
Collection Site: Kamlang
Collected By: Dr. A. N. Rao; DST
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; Orchids of Ziro Arunachal Pradesh Naresh Swami.

Ecology

Habit: Monopodial
Habitat: Epiphytic
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
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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: 2-3 mm across
Flower Color: Yellow or reddish-brown
Season of Flower: Summer

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: A. N. Rao & DST, Kamlang, Collection No. 28067, 18/07/1996.
Organisation where Deposited: