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Oberonia pachyrachis Reichb. f. ex Hook. f. 1888

Orchid ID: AR00535

Classification

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

Common Name: The Broad Rachis Oberonia.
Vernacular Name(s): In China Bian Ting Yuan Wei Lan.
Synonym(s): Iridorkis pachyrachis (Rchb. f. ex Hook. f.) Kuntze 1891; Oberonia umbraticola Rolfe 1909.
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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; An Illustrated Guide to the Orchids of Bhutan Dhan Bahadur Gurung.

Ecology

Habit: Monopodial
Habitat: Epiphytic
Altitude: Min: 800 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: MARCH
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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
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Distribution

Forest Type: Sub-tropical forest
Tropical forest
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Salient Morphology

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Inflorescence: No Data
Flower Size: 1 mm across
Flower Color: Brownish
Season of Flower: Autumn, Winter

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