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Otochilus lancilabius Seidenf. 1976

Orchid ID: AR00550

Classification

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

Basic Details

Common Name: The Lanceolate Lip Otochilus.
Vernacular Name(s): In China Kuan Ye Er Chun Lan.
Synonym(s): Otochilus albus var. lancilabius (Seidenf.) pradhan 1979.
Collection Site: Foot hill; Rahung; Sisni; Lava; Bana
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); Orchids of Arunachal Pradesh S. N. Hegde 1984; An Illustrated Guide to the Orchids of Bhutan Dhan Bahadur Gurung.

Ecology

Habit: Sympodial
Habitat: Epiphytic
Altitude: Min: 1000 m Max: 1800 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: OCTOBER
Flowering Period End: JANUARY
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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: Raceme
Flower Size: 1.5-2.2 cm across
Flower Color: White-creamy or pink
Season of Flower: Autumn, Winter

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: S. N. Hegde, Foot hills, Collection No. 1869, 14/06/1979, Rahung, Collection No. 3092, 22/11/81, Sisni, Collection No. 15858, 10/06/1984, Lava, Collection No. 21764, 25/07/1986; K. Haridarsan, Sessa, Collection No. 26474, 21/01/1994; A. N. Rao, Bana, Collection No. 7266, 21/02/1983.
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