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Tainia minor Hook. f. 1890

Orchid ID: AR00672

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Bletieae
Sub-Tribe: Bletiinae
Genus: Tainia
Species: minor
Variety:

Basic Details

Common Name: The Insignificant Tainia.
Vernacular Name(s): In China Dian Nan Dai Chun Lan.
Synonym(s):
Collection Site: Diging (Doimara R. F); Munna Camp
Collected By: 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; An Illustrated Guide to the Orchids of Bhutan Dhan Bahadur Gurung; Orchids of Ziro Arunachal Pradesh Naresh Swami; Terrestrial Orchids Naresh Swami; https://indiabiodiversity.org; www.efloras.org; https://www.flowersofindia.net; www.theplantlist.org; www.icimod.org; eol.org.

Ecology

Habit: Sympodial
Habitat: Terrestrial
Altitude: Min: 1800 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: JUNE
Flowering Period End: AUGUST
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):
Tippi Orchid Centre

Distribution

Forest Type: Temperate forest
Distributed Forest Area:

Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 1.5 cm across
Flower Color: Purplish-brown
Season of Flower: Spring, Summer

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

Researcher:
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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: A. N. Rao & DST, Diging (Doimara R. F), Collection No. 29816, 27/01/1997, Collection No. 30308, 19/08/1997, Collection No. 30323, 27/08/1997, A. N. Rao, Munna camp, Collection No. 30548, 18/07/1984.
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