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Vanda testacea (Lindl.) Reichb. f. 1877

Orchid ID: AR00702

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Vandoideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Sub-Tribe: Vandinae
Genus: Vanda
Species: testacea
Variety: Vanda testacea var. parviflora.

Basic Details

Common Name: The Brick-Red Vanda.
Vernacular Name(s): In Thailand Khem Luang.
Synonym(s): Aerides testacea Lindl. 1833; Vanda testacea var. parviflora (Lindl.) M. R. Almeida 2009.
Collection Site: Sessa; Khellong
Collected By: Dr. S. N. Hegde; Dr. A. N. Rao
Informant(s):
Reference(s): Orchid Flora of Arunachal Pradesh H. J. Chowdhery 1998; IOSPE (Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia); An Illustrated Guide to the Orchids of Bhutan Dhan Bahadur Gurung; www.flowersofindia.net; https://indiabiodiversity.org; www.theplantlist.org; https:/plants.jstor.org.

Ecology

Habit: Monopodial
Habitat: Epiphytic
Altitude: Min: 300 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: JULY
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Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts: Lower Subansiri, Upper Subansiri
Location:
In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
No Data

Distribution

Forest Type: Sub-tropical forest
Temperate forest
Tropical forest
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Salient Morphology

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

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: S. N. Hegde, Sessa, Collection No. 4264, 12/06/1982; A. N. Rao, Khellong, Collection No. 6264, 30/04/1983.
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