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Odontochilus clarkei Hook. f. 1890

Orchid ID: AR00542

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Sub-Tribe: Goodyerinae
Genus: Odontochilus
Species: clarkei
Variety:

Basic Details

Common Name: Clarke's Odontocchilus.
Vernacular Name(s): In China Hong E Chi Chun Lan.
Synonym(s): Anoectochilus clarkei (Hook. f.) Seidenf. & Smitinand 1959; Cystopus clarkei (Hook. f.) Kuntze 1891.
Collection Site: Khellong; Sessa; Rahung
Collected By: Dr. S. N. Hegde; Dr. A. N. Rao; DST
Informant(s):
Reference(s): IOSPE (Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia); Orchids of Arunachal Pradesh S. N. Hegde 1984; Orchids of Ziro Arunachal Pradesh Naresh Swami; www.efloras.org; www.theplantlist.org; https://indiabiodiversity.org.

Ecology

Habit: Monopodial
Habitat: Terrestrial
Altitude: Min: 1000 m Max: 1100 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: AUGUST
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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: Sub-tropical forest
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Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Single Flowered
Flower Size: 1.25 cm across
Flower Color: Yellow, tinged red
Season of Flower: Autumn

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: S. N. Hegde, Khellong, Collection No. 3172, 24/08/1980, Sessa, Collection No. 4461, 19/08/1982; A. N. Rao, Rahung, Collection No. 8416, 14/12/1984, Sessa, Collection No. 20428, 25/07/1985; A. N. Rao & DST, Sessa, Collection No. 29419, 16/09/1996.
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