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Otochilus porrectus Lindl. 1830

Orchid ID: AR00551

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Coelogyneae
Sub-Tribe: Coelogyninae
Genus: Otochilus
Species: porrectus
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Basic Details

Common Name: The Porrect Otochilus.
Vernacular Name(s): In China- Er Chun Lan.
Synonym(s): Coelogyne porrecta (Lindl.) Rchb. f. 1862; Otochilus forrestii W. W. Sm. 1921; Otochilus fragrans (Wall. ex Lindl.) G. Nicholson 1886; Otochilus latifolius Griff. 1851; Tetrapeltis fragrans Wall. ex Lindl. 1833.
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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; Orchids of Ziro Arunachal Pradesh Naresh Swami.

Ecology

Habit: Sympodial
Habitat: Epiphytic
Altitude: Min: 1500 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: OCTOBER
Flowering Period End: JANUARY
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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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Distribution

Forest Type: Sub-tropical forest
Temperate forest
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Salient Morphology

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Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 2.5 cm across
Flower Color: White or pale flesh coloured with the brown patch
Season of Flower: Autumn, Winter

Uses

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