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Oberonia mucronata (D. Don) Seidenf. & Ormerod. 1997

Orchid ID: AR00533

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Malaxideae
Sub-Tribe: Oberoniinae
Genus: Oberonia
Species: mucronata
Variety: Oberonia denticulata var. brevifolia; Oberonia iridifolia var. brevifolia; Oberonia iridifolia var. denticulata.

Basic Details

Common Name: The Mucronate Oberonia.
Vernacular Name(s):
Synonym(s): Cymbidium iridifolium Roxb. 1832; Malaxis denticulata (Wight) Rchb. f. 1861; Oberonia brevifolia (Hook. f.) Panigrahi 1999; Oberonia denticulata Wight 1851; Oberonia denticulata var. brevifolia (Hook. f.) S. Misra 1989; Oberonia iridifolia var. brevifolia Hook. f. 1890; Oberonia iridifolia var denticulata Hk. f., Santapau, Fernandes and Kapadia 1958; Oberonia mucronata (D. Don) Ormerod & Seidenf. 1997; Oberonia smisrae Panigrahi in S. K. Murti & G. Panigrahi 1999; Stelis mucronata D. Don 1825.
Collection Site: Tipi
Collected By: Dr. A. N. Rao
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Reference(s): 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: Monopodial
Habitat: Epiphytic
Altitude: Min: 200 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: SEPTEMBER
Flowering Period End: OCTOBER
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Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts: No Data
Location:
In Wild: No
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
No Data

Distribution

Forest Type: Evergreen forest
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Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: No Data
Flower Size: 1.5 mm across
Flower Color: Pale-yellow
Season of Flower: Autumn, Summer

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: A. N. Rao, Tipi, Collection No. 26077-A, 26077-B, 26077-C, 04/09/1992.
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