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Sunipia andersonii (King & Pantl.) P. F. Hunt. 1971

Orchid ID: AR00659

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Denrobeae
Sub-Tribe: Sunipiinae
Genus: Sunipia
Species: andersonii
Variety:

Basic Details

Common Name:
Vernacular Name(s): In China Huang Hua Da Bao Lan.
Synonym(s): Ione andersonii King & Pantling 1898; I. andersonii var. flavescens (Rolfe) Tang & F. T. Wang; I. bifurcatoflorens Fukuyama; I. flavescens Rolfe; I. sasakii Hayata; Sunipia bifurcatoflorens (Fukuyama) P. F. Hunt; S. sasakii (Hayata) P. F. Hunt.
Collection Site: Sessa; Namorah; Doimara R. F; Kamlang; Tipi
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 Arunachal Pradesh S. N. Hegde 1984; www.orchidspecies.com; www.efloras.org; www.theplantlist.org.

Ecology

Habit: Sympodial
Habitat: Epiphytic
Altitude: Min: 1000 m Max: 2000 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: MAY
Flowering Period End: JUNE
Host Plant:
Geographical Area:
Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts: East Kameng, West Kameng
Location:
In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
No Data

Distribution

Forest Type: Sub-tropical forest
Temperate forest
Distributed Forest Area:

Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Single Flowered
Flower Size: 0.6-0.7 cm across
Flower Color: Yellow with purple lip
Season of Flower: Spring

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: S. N. Hegde, Sessa, Collection No. 2141, 10/07/1979, Tipi, Collection No. 1544, 11/05/1984, Namorah, Collection No. 1544-1, 15/05/1980, Collection No. 3150, 20/08/1980, Collection No. 1544, 12/07/1979, Collection No. 1544, 12/07/1979; A. N. Rao & DST, Doimara, R. F, Collection No. 30329, 08/09/1997, A. N. Rao, Kamlang, Collection No. 28340, 12/08/1996, Tipi, Collection No. 34255.
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