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Otochilus fuscus Lindl. 1830

Orchid ID: AR00549

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Coelogyneae
Sub-Tribe: Coelogyninae
Genus: Otochilus
Species: fuscus
Variety: Pachystoma pubescens var. gracile.

Basic Details

Common Name: The Dark-Brown Otochilus.
Vernacular Name(s): In China Xia Ye Er Chun Lan.
Synonym(s): Broughtonia amoena Wall. ex Lindl. 1830; Broughtonia fusca (Lindl.) Wall. 1890; Coelogyne fusca (Lindl.) Rchb. f. 1862.
Collection Site: Khellang; Kumku; Sessa; Lohit; Dezling; Sikkim
Collected By: Dr. S. N. Hegde; Dr. A. N. Rao
Informant(s):
Reference(s): Orchid Flora of Arunachal Pradesh H. J. Chowdhery 1998; IOSPE (Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia); An Illustrated Guide to the Orchids of Bhutan Dhan Bahadur Gurung; Orchids of Arunachal Pradesh S. N. Hegde 1984; Orchids of Ziro Arunachal Pradesh Naresh Swami.

Ecology

Habit: Sympodial
Habitat: Epiphytic
Altitude: Min: 1200 m Max: 1600 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: DECEMBER
Flowering Period End: JANUARY
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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
Location:
In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
Tippi Orchid Centre

Distribution

Forest Type: Sub-tropical forest
Distributed Forest Area:

Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 1.5 cm across
Flower Color: White to pale pink, with brown and pink tinge
Season of Flower: Autumn, Winter

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: S. N. Hegde, Khellang, Collection No. 3175, 24/08/1980, Kumku, Collection No. 25734, 18/07/1990; A. N. Rao, Sessa, Collection No. 20429, 25/07/1985, Lohit, Collection No. 21462, 03/10/1985, Dezling, Collection No. 30562, 29/07/1999, Sessa, Collection No. 30538, 05/08/1996, Sikkim, Collection No. 2272, 22/07/1983.
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