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Ponerorchis chusua (D. Don) Soo. 1966

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Orchid ID: AR00630

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Orchideae
Sub-Tribe: Orchidinae
Genus: Ponerorchis
Species: chusua
Variety: Chusua roborowskyi var. delavayi; Chusua roborowskyi var. giraldiana.

Basic Details

Common Name:
Vernacular Name(s): In China Guang Bu Xiao Hong Men Lan.
Synonym(s): Amitostigma beesianum (W. W. Sm.) Tang & F. T. Wang 1951; Chusua donii Nevski 1935; Chusua nana (King & Pantl.) Pradhan 1979; Chusua pauciflora (Lindl.) P. F. Hunt 1971; Chusua pulchella (Hand.-Mazz.) P. F. Hunt 1971; Chusua secunda Nevski 1935.
Collection Site: Namorah; Tipi
Collected By: Dr. S. N. Hegde; Dr. A. N. Rao
Informant(s):
Reference(s): IOSPE (Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia); Orchids of Arunachal Pradesh S. N. Hegde 1984; www.efloras.org; www.flowersofindia.net; indiabiodiversity.org; www.theplantlist.org; naresh.org.in; Terrestrial Orchids Naresh Swami.

Ecology

Habit: Monopodial
Habitat: Terrestrial
Altitude: Min: 500 m Max: 4500 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: JUNE
Flowering Period End: AUGUST
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Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts: No Data
Location:
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: Raceme
Flower Size: 1.5 cm across
Flower Color: Pink, purplish red or purple
Season of Flower: Spring, Summer

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: S. N. Hegde, Namorah, Collection No. 27763, 05/04/1980, Collection No. 21490, 24/03/1986; A. N. Rao, Tipi, Collection No. 26458, 03/04/1993.
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