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Thunia alba (Lindl.) Reichb. f. 1852

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Orchid ID: AR00679

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Coelogyneae
Sub-Tribe: Thuniinae
Genus: Thunia
Species: alba
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Basic Details

Common Name: The White Thunia.
Vernacular Name(s): In China Sun Lan; In Thailand Chang Nga Diao-Phothuki.
Synonym(s): Phaius albus Lindl. 1828; Phaius bensoniae Benth. 1881; Phaius marshalliae auct 1871; Phaius niveus Hemsl. 1882; Thunia nivalis (Hemsl.) Rchb. f. 1888.
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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; An Illustrated Guide to the Orchids of Bhutan Dhan Bahadur Gurung; www.flowersofindia.net; https://indiabiodiversity.org; www.efloras.org.

Ecology

Habit: Monopodial
Habitat: Terrestrial
Altitude: Min: 600 m Max: 1200 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: APRIL
Flowering Period End: JUNE
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In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts: Central Siang, East Kameng, East Siang, Lohit, Lower Subansiri, Tirap, Upper Siang, Upper Subansiri, West Kameng, West Siang
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In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
Sessa Orchid Centre
Tippi Orchid Centre

Distribution

Forest Type: Sub-tropical forest
Tropical forest
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Salient Morphology

Stem: Slender
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 8 cm across
Flower Color: White-purple
Season of Flower: Spring

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