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Otochilus albus Lindl. 1830

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Orchid ID: AR00548

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Coelogyneae
Sub-Tribe: Coelogyninae
Genus: Otochilus
Species: albus
Variety: Otochilus albus var. lancilabius.

Basic Details

Common Name: The White Otochilus.
Vernacular Name(s): In China Xia Ye Er Chun Lan.
Synonym(s): Broughtonia pendula Wall. ex Lindl. 1830; Broughtonia pendula Wall. ex Hook. f. 1890; Coelogyne alba (Lindl.) Rchb. f. 1862.
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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 1984.

Ecology

Habit: Monopodial
Habitat: Epiphytic
Altitude: Min: 1000 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: MAY
Flowering Period End: SEPTEMBER
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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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Sessa Orchid Centre

Distribution

Forest Type: Sub-tropical forest
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Salient Morphology

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Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 1-1.8 cm across
Flower Color: White
Season of Flower: Spring, Summer

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