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Pomatocalpa armigerum (King & Pantl.) Tang & Wang. 1951

Orchid ID: AR00625

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Vandoideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Sub-Tribe: Gastrochilinae
Genus: Pomatocalpa
Species: armigerum
Variety:

Basic Details

Common Name: The Guarded Pomatocalpa.
Vernacular Name(s):
Synonym(s): Cleisostoma armigera King & Pantl. 1896; Sarcanthus armiger (King & Pantl.) J. J. Sm. 1912.
Collection Site: Elephant; Tipi; Khellong; Sessa; Doimara R. F
Collected By: Dr. S. N. Hegde; Dr. A. N. Rao
Informant(s):
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.

Ecology

Habit: Monopodial
Habitat: Epiphytic
Altitude: Min: 500 m Max: 1000 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: AUGUST
Flowering Period End: OCTOBER
Host Plant:
Geographical Area:
Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts: East Kameng, West Kameng
Location:
In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
No Data

Distribution

Forest Type: Tropical forest
Distributed Forest Area:

Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 6-7 mm across
Flower Color: Pale-yellow, flushed with pink
Season of Flower: Autumn, Summer

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: S. N. Hegde, Elephant, Collection No. 2020, 12/06/1979, Tipi, Collection No. 2019, 12/06/1979, Elephant, Collection No. 2020, 30/07/1982, Khellong, Collection No. 3175, 24/08/1980, Sessa, Collection No. 2020, 30/05/1979; A. N. Rao, Doimara, R. F, Collection No. 29245, 06/06/1997.
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