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Pomatocalpa undulatum (Reichb. f.) J. J Smith. 1912

Orchid ID: AR00627

Classification

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

Basic Details

Common Name: The Undulate Pomatocalpa.
Vernacular Name(s): In China Tai Wan Lu Jiao Lan.
Synonym(s): Cleisostoma acuminatum Rolfe 1913; Cleisostoma brachybotryum Hayata 1914; Cleisostoma undulatum (Lindl.) Rchb.f. 1872; Gastrochilus undulatus (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891; Pomatocalpa acuminatum (Rolfe) Schltr. 1919; Pomatocalpa brachybotryum (Hayata) Hayata 1915.
Collection Site: Tipi; Neetita
Collected By: Dr. S. N. Hegde; Dr. A. N. Rao; DST
Informant(s):
Reference(s): Orchid Flora of Arunachal Pradesh H. J. Chowdhery 1998; Orchids of Arunacahal Pradesh S. N. Hegde 1984; www.orchidspecies.com.

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: MARCH
Flowering Period End: MAY
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Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts: East Kameng, Lower Subansiri, Upper Subansiri, 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: 0.5 cm across
Flower Color: Yellow, blotched with purple or red
Season of Flower: Spring, Winter

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: S. N. Hegde, Tipi, Collection No. 604, 10/08/1979, Neetita, Collection No. 3253, 27/09/1980, Tipi, Collection No. 204, 06/08/1981; S. N. Hegde & A. N. Rao, Tipi, Collection No. 603, 31/07/1980; A. N. Rao, Tipi, Collection No. 26488, 19/08/1994, Collection No. 31013, 13/06/1990; A. N. Rao & DST, Collection No. 30310, 22/08/1997.
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