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Orchid ID: AR00588
Classification
Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Coelogyneae
Sub-Tribe: Coelogyninae
Genus: Pholidota
Species: pallida
Variety:
Pholidota imbricata var. sessilis; Pholidota pallida var. sessilis.
Basic Details
Common Name:
The Pale Pholidota.
Vernacular Name(s): In China Cu Mai Shiu Xian Tao.
Synonym(s):
Coelogyne calceata Rchb. f. 1862; Coelogyne pallida (Lindl.) Rchb. f. 1862; Pholidota schlechteri Gagnep. 1931; Pholidota tixieri Guillaumin 1957; Pholidota yunnanensis Schltr. 1924; Pholidota yunpeensis Hu 1925.
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Reference(s):
Orchid Flora of Arunachal Pradesh H. J. Chowdhery 1998; An Illustrated Guide to the Orchids of Bhutan Dhan Bahadur Gurung; orchids.wikia.com; Orchids of Arunachal Pradesh S. N. Hegde 1984.
Ecology
Habit: Sympodial
Habitat:
Epiphytic, Lithophytic
Altitude: Min: 1000 m Max: 2300 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: MAY
Flowering Period End: AUGUST
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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
Temperate forest
Tropical forest
Temperate forest
Tropical forest
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Salient Morphology
Stem:
No Data
Rhizome:
Sheaths Covered
Inflorescence:
No Data
Flower Size: 0.5 cm across
Flower Color: Whitish-cream or whitish-green tinged pink
Season of Flower: Spring, Summer
Uses
No Data
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