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Gastrodia exilis Hook. f.

Orchid ID: AR00720

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Vanilloideae
Tribe: Gastrodieae
Sub-Tribe: Gastrodiniinae
Genus: Gastrodia
Species: exilis
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Basic Details

Common Name: The Slim Gastrodia.
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Synonym(s): Gastrodia hayatae Tuyama 1941; Gastrodia siamensis Rolfe ex Downie 1925; Leptogastrodia exilis (Hook. f.) M. A. Clem. & D. L. Jones 2019.
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Reference(s): Orchids of Ziro Arunachal Pradesh Naresh Swami; https://www.researchgate.net; https://indiabiodiversity.org; www.nelumbo-bsi.org; powo.science.kew.org; https://www.academia.edu.

Ecology

Habit: Monopodial
Habitat: Saprophytic
Altitude: Min: Max: 5400 ft.
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: JUNE
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In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
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In Wild: No
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Distribution

Forest Type: Sub-tropical forest
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Salient Morphology

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Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 1-1.5 cm across
Flower Color: White to slightly mauve
Season of Flower: Spring

Uses

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