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Thelasis pygmaea (Griff.) Lindl. 1859

Orchid ID: AR00675

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Podochileae
Sub-Tribe: Thelasiinae
Genus: Thelasis
Species: pygmaea
Variety:

Basic Details

Common Name: The Tiny Thelasis.
Vernacular Name(s): In China Ai Zhu Lan.
Synonym(s): Euproboscis pygmaea Griff. 1845; Thelasis amboinensis (J. J. Sm.) J. J. Sm. 1914; Thelasis clausa Fukuy. 1935; Thelasis elongata Blume 1856; Thelasis elongata var. amboinensis J. J. Sm. 1905; Thelasis hongkongensis Rolfe 1896.
Collection Site: Tipi; Dona hills; Namorah
Collected By: Dr. A. N. Rao; Dr. S. N. Hegde
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; https://indiabiodiversity.org; orchidofsumatra.blogspot.com; www.efloras.org; www.theplantlist.org; keralaplants.in.

Ecology

Habit: Sympodial
Habitat: Epiphytic
Altitude: Min: 200 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: JULY
Flowering Period End: SEPTEMBER
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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: Tropical forest
Distributed Forest Area:

Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 1.7 mm across
Flower Color: Pale-green
Season of Flower: Summer

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: A. N. Rao, Tipi, Collection No. 5474, 16/04/1984, S. N. Hegde, Dona hills, Collection No. 26025, 06/01/1991, Namorah, Collection No. 26460, 14/04/1993.
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