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Satyrium nepalense var. ciliatum (Lindl.) Hook. f. 1838

Orchid ID: AR00648

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Satyrieae
Sub-Tribe: Satyriinae
Genus: Satyrium
Species: nepalense
Variety: Satyrium nepalense var. ciliatum.

Basic Details

Common Name: The Nepalese Satyrium.
Vernacular Name(s): In China Niao Zu Lan.
Synonym(s): Satyrium aceras Schltr. 1922; Satyrium albiflorum A. Rich. 1841; Satyrium ciliatum Lindl. 1838; Satyrium henryi Schltr. 1919; Satyrium mairei Schltr. 1919; Satyrium nepalense f. albiflorum (A. Rich.) Tuyama 1966.
Collection Site: Foot hills; Tipi; Kamla one; Khupri (Shimla); Bomdila
Collected By: Dr. S. N. Hegde; Dr. A. N. Rao; RSI
Informant(s):
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; Terrestrial Orchids Naresh Swami; www.efloras.org; www.yheplantlist.org.

Ecology

Habit: Monopodial
Habitat: Terrestrial
Altitude: Min: 1800 m Max: 4350 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: JULY
Flowering Period End: SEPTEMBER
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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):
Tippi Orchid Centre

Distribution

Forest Type: Sub-tropical forest
Tropical forest
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Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Panicle
Flower Size: 1 cm across
Flower Color: Pink
Season of Flower: Summer

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: S. N. Hegde, Collection No. 4199, 11/05/1982; A. N. Rao, Foot hills, Collection No. 6254, 01/02/1983, Tipi, Collection No. 5511, 30/04/1985, Kamla one, Collection No. 26447, 07/05/1993, Khupri (Shimla), Collection No. 26466, 23/07/1993, RSI, Bomdila, Collection No. 16979, 08/11/1984.
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