Biermannia arunachalensis A.N.Rao

 
  • Family : ORCHIDACEAE
    (Orchid Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ORCHID FAMILY (ऑर्चिड फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Orchidaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Biermannia arunachalensis A.N.Rao
  • Habit : Herb
  • Key identification features : Small, monopodial epiphytic herbs; Leaves oblanceolate, sub-falcate, obscurely and obliquely bilobed at apex; Inflorescence axillary, shorter than leaves; Flowers yellow, widely opening, sweetly scented; Sepals elliptic to ovate-lanceolate; lip fleshy, 3-lobed with scattered brown patches and many short, glandular villi from base to middle of the disc.
  • Flower, Fruit : April- June
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
  • Native : Bhutan, India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bhutan, India
  • Literature :
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 11
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Biermannia arunachalensis. Downloaded on 16 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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