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Paphiopedilum fairieanum (Lindl.) Stein. 1892

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Orchid ID: AR00556

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Cypripedioideae
Tribe: Cypripedieae
Sub-Tribe: Phragmipediineae
Genus: Paphiopedilum
Species: fairieanum
Variety: Paphiopedilum fairrieanum.

Basic Details

Common Name: Fairrie's Paphiopedilum.
Vernacular Name(s):
Synonym(s): Cordula fairrieana (Lindley) Rolfe 1912; Cypripedium assamicum Linden ex Koch & Fintelm. 1858; Cypripedium fairrieanum Lindley 1857; Paphiopedilum fairrieanum f. bohlmannianum (Mato) Braem 1998; Paphiopedilum fairrieanum var. bohlmannianum Mato 1942.
Collection Site: Siddle; Sessa
Collected By: 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; Terrestrial Orchids Naresh Swami.

Ecology

Habit: Monopodial
Habitat: Terrestrial
Altitude: Min: 1500 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: FEBRUARY
Host Plant:
Geographical Area:
Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts: East Kameng, West Kameng
Location:
In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
Dirang Orchid Centre
Tippi Orchid Centre

Distribution

Forest Type: Sub-tropical forest
Tropical forest
Distributed Forest Area:

Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Single Flowered
Flower Size: 6-8 cm long, 3-4.5 cm broad
Flower Color: White, green and purple veined
Season of Flower: Autumn, Winter

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

Researcher: Dr. S. N. Hegde and Ahmed
Organisation:
Publication Source:

Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: A. N. Rao, Siddle, Collection No. 5589, 02/12/1982, Sessa, Collection No. 5595, 08/12/1982.
Organisation where Deposited: