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Ornithochilus difformis (Wall. ex Lindl.) Schltr. 1919

Orchid ID: AR00547

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Sub-Tribe: Sarcanthinae
Genus: Ornithochilus
Species: difformis
Variety:

Basic Details

Common Name:
Vernacular Name(s): In China Yu Chun Lan.
Synonym(s): Aerides difformis Wallich ex Lindley, Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 242. 1833; Ornithochilus delavayi Finet; O. eublepharon Hance; Sarcochilus difformis (Wallich ex Lindley) Tang & F. T. Wang.
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Reference(s): Orchid Flora of Arunachal Pradesh H. J. Chowdhery 1998; An Illustrated Guide to the Orchids of Bhutan Dhan Bahadur Gurung; Orchids of Arunachal Pradesh S. N. Hegde 1984.

Ecology

Habit: Monopodial
Habitat: Epiphytic
Altitude: Min: 1400 m Max: 2000 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: SEPTEMBER
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Cosmopolitian Distribution:
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
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
Sessa Orchid Centre

Distribution

Forest Type: Sub-tropical forest
Temperate forest
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Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 1 cm across
Flower Color: Yellow
Season of Flower: Summer

Uses

No Data

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