Orchid Database of Arunachal Pradesh
(Department of Botany, Rajiv Gandhi University)
Sunipia candida (Lindl.) P. F. Hunt. 1971
Orchid ID: AR00661
Classification
Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Denrobeae
Sub-Tribe: Sunipiinae
Genus: Sunipia
Species: candida
Variety:
Common Name:
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Synonym(s):
Bulbophyllum candidum Hook. f. 1890; Ione candida Lindl. 1853; Phyllorkis candida (Hook. f.) Kuntze 1891.
Collection Site: Sessa; Rahung; Dirang; Munna camp
Collected By: Dr. A. N. Rao; Dr. S. N. Hegde
Informant(s):
Reference(s):
Orchid Flora of Arunachal Pradesh H. J. Chowdhery 1998; Orchids of Arunachal Pradesh S. N. Hegde 1984; www.theplantlist.org; www.efloras.org; https://biodiversity.bt; www.orchidspecies.com; www.icimod.org.
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: SEPTEMBER
Flowering Period End: DECEMBER
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Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes
State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts:
East Kameng, Tirap, West Kameng
Location:
In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
No Data
Forest Type:
Sub-tropical forest
Temperate forest
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Stem:
No Data
Rhizome:
No Data
Inflorescence:
Spike
Flower Size: 1.25 cm across
Flower Color: White, with yellow lip
Season of Flower: Autumn, Summer
Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established
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Herbarium Number: A. N. Rao, Sessa, Collection No. 8114, 27/05/1983, Collection No. 14552, 30/05/1984, Rahung, Collection No. 16016, 24/07/1984, Dirang, Collection No. 20309, 15/06/1985, Sessa, Collection no. 26477, 07/06/1994, S. N. Hegde, Munna camp, Collection No. 10359, 10/03/1985, Collection No. 4246, 29/05/1982, Sessa, Collection No. 26419, 17/06/1992, Collection No. 4246, 29/05/1982.
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