Welcome to Department of Botany, Rajiv Gandhi University, Rono Hills, Itanagar.

Pachystoma pubescens Blume. 1825

Orchid ID: AR00552

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Bletieae
Sub-Tribe: Bletiinae
Genus: Pachystoma
Species: pubescens
Variety:

Basic Details

Common Name: The Hairy Pachystoma.
Vernacular Name(s): In Australia - The Pink Kunai Orchid; In Thailand Wan Hua Khao Nio - Haew Chakhuru - Munitana - Wan.
Synonym(s): Pachystoma senile (Lindl.) Rchb. f. 1858; Pachystoma smithianum (Lindl.) Rchb. f. 1858; Pachystoma speciosum (Blume) Rchb. f. 1858; Pachystoma wightii Rchb. f. 1862; Apaturia chinensis Lindl. 1831; Apaturia lindleyana Wight 1851; Apaturia montana Lindl. 1831.
Collection Site: Jamiri point; Sessa; Balukpong; Diging Nallah; Doimara R. F; Tipi
Collected By: Dr. S. N. Hegde; Dr. A. N. Rao; DST
Informant(s):
Reference(s): IOSPE (Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia); https://www.flowersofindia.net; https://indiabiodiversity.org; www.efloras.org; https://species.m.wikimedia.org.

Ecology

Habit: Monopodial
Habitat: Terrestrial
Altitude: Min: 800 m Max: 1900 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: MARCH
Flowering Period End: SEPTEMBER
Host Plant:
Geographical Area:
Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India:
In world:

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
Tropical forest
Distributed Forest Area:

Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 1.1 cm across
Flower Color: Yellowish-green, tinged with purplish or pink
Season of Flower: Spring, Winter

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

Researcher:
Organisation:
Publication Source:

Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: S. N. Hegde, Jamiri point, Collection No. 2658, 19/12/1979, Sessa, Collection No. 302, 29/01/1979, Sessa, 19/12/1979, Jamiri point, Collection No. 2658, 19/12/1979, B/pong, Collection No. 2033, 27/06/1979; A. N. Rao & DST, Diging nallah, Doimara R. F, Collection No. 30041, 03/01/1997, Tipi, Collection No. 30969, 20/11/1986.
Organisation where Deposited: