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Pleione hookeriana (Lindl.) William. 1885

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Orchid ID: AR00616

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Coelogyneae
Sub-Tribe: Coelogyninae
Genus: Pleione
Species: hookeriana
Variety: Coelogyne hookeriana var. brachyglossa; Pleione hookeriana var. brachyglossa.

Basic Details

Common Name: Hooker's Pleione.
Vernacular Name(s): In China Mao Chun Du Suan Lan.
Synonym(s): Coelogyne hookeriana Lindl. 1854; Coelogyne schilleriana Rchb. f. 1858; Pleione laotica Kerr 1933; Pleione schilleriana (Rchb. f.) Kuntze 1891.
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Collected By: Dr. K. Haridarsan
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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: Sympodial
Habitat: Epiphytic, Lithophytic
Altitude: Min: 2200 m Max: 4000 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: JULY
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Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts: Central Siang, East Kameng, East Siang, Lohit, Upper Siang, West Kameng, West Siang
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In Wild: Yes
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Distribution

Forest Type: Temperate forest
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Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Single Flowered
Flower Size: 5 cm across
Flower Color: Pink
Season of Flower: Spring, Summer

Uses

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Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: K. Haridarsan, Collection No. 3730, 29/08/1986.
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