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Oberonia falconeri Hook. f. 1888

Orchid ID: AR00526

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Malaxideae
Sub-Tribe: Oberoniinae
Genus: Oberonia
Species: falconeri
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Basic Details

Common Name: Falconer's Oberonia.
Vernacular Name(s): In China Duan Er Yuan Wei Lan.
Synonym(s): Iridorkis falconeri (Hook. f.) Kuntze 1891; Oberonia calcicola Holttum 1947; Oberonia siamensis Schltr. 1906.
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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.

Ecology

Habit: Monopodial
Habitat: Epiphytic
Altitude: Min: 500 m Max: 1800 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: SEPTEMBER
Flowering Period End: DECEMBER
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In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts: Central Siang, East Kameng, East Siang, Lower Subansiri, Tirap, Upper Siang, Upper Subansiri, West Kameng, West Siang
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In Wild: Yes
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Distribution

Forest Type: Sub-tropical forest
Tropical forest
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Salient Morphology

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Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 1 mm across
Flower Color: Reddish-brown
Season of Flower: Autumn, Summer

Uses

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