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Pholidota articulata Lindl. 1830

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Orchid ID: AR00583

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Coelogyneae
Sub-Tribe: Coelogyninae
Genus: Pholidota
Species: articulata
Variety: Pholidota articulata var. minahassae; Pholidota articulata var. obovata.

Basic Details

Common Name: The Articulated Pholidota.
Vernacular Name(s): In China Jie Jing Shi Xian Tao.
Synonym(s): Coelogyne articulata (Lindl.) Rchb. f. 1864; Coelogyne griffithii Hook. f. 1890; Coelogyne khasyana Rchb. f. 1861; Pholidota articulata var. minahassae J. J. Sm. 1919; Pholidota articulata var. obovata (Hook. f.) T. Tang & F. T. Wang 1951; Pholidota decurva Ridl. 1896; Pholidota griffithii Hkr. 1889; Pholidota khasiyana Rchb. f. 1856; Pholidota lagardii Rolfe 1893; Pholidota lugardii Rolfe 1893; Pholidota minahassae schlechter 1911; Pholidota obovata Hook. f. 1890; Pholidota repens Rolfe 1891.
Collection Site: Sessa; Tipi, Nallah
Collected By: Dr. S. N. Hegde; Dr. A. N. Rao
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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; An Illustrated Guide to the Orchids of Bhutan Dhan Bahadur Gurung; Orchids of Ziro Arunachal Pradesh Naresh Swami.

Ecology

Habit: Monopodial
Habitat: Epiphytic
Altitude: Min: 500 m Max: 1000 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: JULY
Flowering Period End: OCTOBER
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Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts: East Kameng, Lower Subansiri, Tirap, Upper Subansiri, West Kameng
Location: Tippi, Sessa
In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
Sessa Orchid Centre
Tipp Orchid Centre

Distribution

Forest Type: Tropical forest
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Salient Morphology

Stem: Fleshy
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 0.5-0.8 cm across
Flower Color: Off-white
Season of Flower: Autumn, Summer

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: S. N. Hegde, Tipi, Collection No. 1705, 18/03/1976, Sessa, Collection No. 2980, 25/03/1980; A. N. Rao, Tipi, nallah, Collection No. 26111, 22/03/1995.
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