Esmeralda clarkei Rchb.f.

 
  • Family : ORCHIDACEAE
    (Orchid Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ORCHID FAMILY (ऑर्चिड फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Orchidaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Arachnanthe clarkei (Rchb.f.) Rolfe; Vanda clarkei (Rchb.f.) N.E.Br.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Arachnis clarkei (Rchb.f.) J.J.Sm.
  • Habit : Epiphytic
  • Habitat : Lithophytic on rocks along valleys, epiphytic on tree trunks in open forests
  • Key identification features : Stems rigid, to 1 m tall, stout, 7-10 mm in diam., internodes 2-3 cm, branched, covered by leaf sheaths. Inflorescence to 32 cm, unbranched, 3- or 4-flowered; peduncle 3-5 cm, stout, with 2 or 3 sheaths; rachis 12-15 cm, weakly zigzag; floral bracts broadly ovate, 1-1.7 cm. Flowers slightly fragrant, opening widely, pale yellow with reddish brown transverse stripes
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
  • Native : India, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Hainan, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • Photographs of Dr. M Sanjappa
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Esmeralda clarkei. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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