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Odontochilus elwesii Clarke. ex Hook. f.

Orchid ID: AR00544

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Sub-Tribe: Goodyerinae
Genus: Odontochilus
Species: elwesii
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Basic Details

Common Name: Elwes' Odontochilus.
Vernacular Name(s): Xi Nan Chi Chun Lan.
Synonym(s): Anoectochilus daoensis Gagnep. 1951; Anoectochilus elwesii (C. B. Clarke ex Hook. f.) King & Pantl. 1898; Anoectochilus purpureus (C. S. Leou) S. S. Ying 1996; Cystopus elwesii (C. B. Clarke ex Hook. f.) Kuntze 1891; Odontochilus purpureus C. S. Leou 1992.
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Reference(s): www.efloras.org; Orchids of Arunachal Pradesh S. N. Hegde 1984; An Illustrated Guide to the Orchids of Bhutan Dhan Bahadur Gurung; Orchids of Ziro Arunachal Pradesh Naresh Swami; https://indiabiodiversity.org; www.theplantlist.org; https://www.discoverlife.org.

Ecology

Habit: Monopodial
Habitat: Terrestrial
Altitude: Min: 300 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: JULY
Flowering Period End: AUGUST
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In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
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In Wild: No
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Distribution

Forest Type: Evergreen forest
Sub-tropical forest
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Salient Morphology

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Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 2.5 cm across
Flower Color: White with greenish-red tinge
Season of Flower: Summer

Uses

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