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Orchid ID: AR00638
Classification
Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Vandoideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Sub-Tribe: Aeridinae
Genus: Rhynchostylis
Species: retusa
Variety:
Basic Details
Common Name:
Foxtail Orchid/The Blunt Rhynchostylis.
Vernacular Name(s): Kopou Phool (Assam); Zuan Hui Lan, Ai Ya Res In Thai; Blunt Rhynchostylis.
Synonym(s):
Aerides guttata (Lindl.) Roxb. 1832; Aerides preamorsa Wilde. 1805; Aerides retusa (L.) Sw. 1799; Aerides spicata D. Don 1825; Aerides undulata Sm. 1819; Anota violacea (Rchb. f.) Schltr. 1914; Epidendrum hippium Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don 1825.
Collection Site: Tirap
Collected By: Dr. Bhim Sen
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; An Illustrated Guide to the Orchids of Bhutan Dhan Bahadur Gurung.
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: JUNE
Flowering Period End: AUGUST
Host Plant: Artocarpus Heterophyllus
Geographical Area:
Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes
Germplasm Availability
State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts:
Central Siang, East Kameng, East Siang, Lohit, Lower Subansiri, Tirap, Upper Siang, Upper Subansiri, West Kameng, West Siang
Location:
In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
Tippi Orchid Centre
Distribution
Forest Type:
Tropical forest
Distributed Forest Area:
Salient Morphology
Stem:
No Data
Rhizome:
Creeping
Inflorescence:
Raceme
Flower Size: 1-1.5 cm across
Flower Color: White with pink or violet spots
Season of Flower: Spring, Summer
Uses
No Data
Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established
Researcher: Dr. A. N. Rao, CBS
Organisation:
Publication Source:
Herbarium Details
Herbarium Number: Bhim Sen, Tirap, Collection No. 34536, 15/03/1986.
Organisation where Deposited: