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Pteroceras teres (Blume.) Holtt. 1960

Orchid ID: AR00635

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Vandoideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Sub-Tribe: Phalaenopsidinae
Genus: Pteroceras
Species: teres
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Basic Details

Common Name: The Terete Leafed Pteroceras.
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Synonym(s): Aerides suaveolens Roxb. 1832; Aerides teres (Blume) Lindl. 1833; Dendrocolla teres Blume 1825; Ornitharium striatulum Lindl. & Paxton 1851; Pteroceras radicans Hassk. 1842; Pteroceras suaveolens (Roxb.) Holttum 1960; Sarcochilus palawanensis Ames 1915.
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Reference(s): IOSPE (Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia); Orchids of Arunachal Pradesh S. N. Hegde 1984; An Illustrated Guide to the Orchids of Bhutan Dhan Bahadur Gurung; https://www.flowersofindia.net; https://indiabiodiversity.org.

Ecology

Habit: Monopodial
Habitat: Epiphytic
Altitude: Min: 300 m Max: 800 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
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In Wild: No
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
Sessa Orchid Centre

Distribution

Forest Type: Sub-tropical forest
Tropical forest
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Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 0.6 cm across
Flower Color: Yellow with brown spots and white lip
Season of Flower: Spring, Summer

Uses

No Data

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