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Pleione saxicola Tang & F. T. Wang ex S. C. Chen. 1987

Orchid ID: AR00620

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Coelogyneae
Sub-Tribe: Coelogyninae
Genus: Pleione
Species: saxicola
Variety:

Basic Details

Common Name: The Lithophytic Pleione.
Vernacular Name(s): In China Yan Sheng Du Suan Lan.
Synonym(s):
Collection Site: Shillong; Campu
Collected By: Dr. A. N. Rao; Dr. S. N. Hegde
Informant(s):
Reference(s): www.efloras.org; www.orchidspecies.com.

Ecology

Habit: Sympodial
Habitat: Epiphytic, Terrestrial
Altitude: Min: 2400 m Max: 2500 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: SEPTEMBER
Flowering Period End: SEPTEMBER
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Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts: No Data
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In Wild: No
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
No Data

Distribution

Forest Type: Sub-tropical forest
Temperate forest
Tropical forest
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Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Single Flowered
Flower Size: 10 cm across
Flower Color: Purple
Season of Flower: Summer

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: A. N. Rao, Collection No. 13504, 13505, 13506, 13507, 13508, 25/03/1984; S. N. Hegde, Shillong, Collection No. 16695, 29/10/1984, Campu, Collection No. 35704, 09/11/2005.
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