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Pleione maculata (Lindl.) Lindl. 1851

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Orchid ID: AR00618

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Coelogyneae
Sub-Tribe: Coelogyninae
Genus: Pleione
Species: maculata
Variety: Coelogyne maculata var. virginea; Pleione maculata var. arthuriana; Pleione maculata var. virginea.

Basic Details

Common Name: The Spotted Pleione.
Vernacular Name(s): In China Qui Hua Du Suan Lan.
Synonym(s): Coelogyne arthuriana Rchb. f. 1881; Coelogyne diphylla (Lindl. & Paxton) Lindl. 1854; Coelogyne maculata Lindl. 1830; Gomphostylis candida Wall. ex Lindl. 1830; Pleione autumnalis S. C. Chen & G.H.Zhu 1999; Pleione diphylla Lindl. & Paxton 1851.
Collection Site: Tawang
Collected By: Dr. A. N. Rao
Informant(s):
Reference(s): Orchid Flora of Arunachal Pradesh H. J. Chowdhery 1998; Orchids of Arunachal Pradesh S. N. Hegde 1984; An Illustrated Guide to the Orchids of Bhutan Dhan Bahadur Gurung.

Ecology

Habit: Sympodial
Habitat: Epiphytic
Altitude: Min: 1000 m Max: 1400 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: JANUARY
Flowering Period End: MARCH
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Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts: Tirap
Location:
In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
Tippi Orchid Centre

Distribution

Forest Type: Sub-tropical forest
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Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Single Flowered
Flower Size: 6 cm across
Flower Color: Creamy-white
Season of Flower: Winter

Uses

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Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

Researcher: Dr. J. Nyorak
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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: A. N. Rao, Tawang, Collection No. 16130, 01/09/1984.
Organisation where Deposited: