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Pleione praecox (J. E. Smith) D. Don. 1825

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Orchid ID: AR00619

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Coelogyneae
Sub-Tribe: Coelogyninae
Genus: Pleione
Species: praecox
Variety: Coelogyne praecox var. sanguinea; Coelogyne praecox var. tenera; Coelogyne praecox var. wallichiana; Pleione praecox var. alba; Pleione praecox var. candida.

Basic Details

Common Name: The Early Blooming Pleione.
Vernacular Name(s): In China You Qiao Du Suan Lan.
Synonym(s): Coelogyne birmanica Rchb. f. 1882; Coelogyne praecox Lindl. 1821; Coelogyne reichenbachiana T. Moore 1868; Coelogyne wallichiana Lindl. 1830; Cymbidium praecox Sm. 1821; Dendrobium praecox J. E. Sm 1819; Epidendrum praecox Sm. 1806.
Collection Site: Eaglenest
Collected By: Dr. A. N. Rao
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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; Orchids of Ziro Arunachal Pradesh Naresh Swami.

Ecology

Habit: Sympodial
Habitat: Epiphytic, Lithophytic
Altitude: Min: 1200 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: JULY
Flowering Period End: SEPTEMBER
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Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

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

Distribution

Forest Type: Sub-tropical forest
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Salient Morphology

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Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Single Flowered
Flower Size: 8 cm across
Flower Color: Purplish-pink
Season of Flower: Summer

Uses

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: A. N. Rao, Eaglenest, Collection No. 30821, 18/03/2002.
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