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Oberonia rufilabris Lindl. 1838

Orchid ID: AR00540

Classification

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

Basic Details

Common Name: The Fox-Red Lip Oberonia.
Vernacular Name(s): In China Hong Chun Yuan Wei Lan.
Synonym(s): Iridorkis rufilabris (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891; Malaxis rufilabris (Lindl.) Rchb. f. 1861; Oberonia neotixieri Guillaumin 1963; Oberonia pantlingiana L. R. Shakya & R. P. Chaudhary 1999; Oberonia pulchrebracteata Tixier & Guillaumin 1963.
Collection Site: Zero Point, Itanagar
Collected By: Dr. S. N. Hegde
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: 1000 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: AUGUST
Flowering Period End: OCTOBER
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: Sub-tropical forest
Distributed Forest Area:

Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Spike
Flower Size: 0.15 cm across
Flower Color: Reddish-brown
Season of Flower: Autumn, Summer

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: S. N. Hegde, Near Zero point, Collection No. 1672, 10/05/1979.
Organisation where Deposited: