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taxonomy |
described by |
(Williams) Schlechter, Friedrich Richard Rudolf |
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published in |
Die Orchideen 598 1914 |
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Family |
Orchidaceae |
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Subfamily |
Epidendroideae |
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Tribe |
Vandeae |
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Subtribe |
Aerangidinae |
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Genus |
Aerangis Reichenbach f. 1865 |
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metabolism |
CAM pathway, stomata of the leaves are open at night. |
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(K.Silvera, L.S. Santiago, J.C. Cushman, K. Winter - International Symposium on Plant Biology, August 2013) |
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it is useful give the soluble mineal nutriens, on the roots. |
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native of |
origin |
Madagascar (Antananarivo, Analamanga, Itasy, Vakinankaratra, Antsiranana, Fianarantsoa, Ihorombe, |
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Amoron'i Mania, Haute Matsiatra, Toamasina, Alaotre-Mangoro, Angavokely) |
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altitude |
1091 - 2000 m (3600 - 6600 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Ambohitrolomahitsy (Analamanga, Madagascar) |
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Köppen climate classification : Cwb, humid subtropical climate, with hot summer |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1500 m / 4950 ft) : |
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metabolism |
in Ambohitrolomahitsy this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, |
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from 13 h 14 m' to 10 h 46 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte |
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brightness |
sunny |
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inflorescence |
length |
40 - 50 cm (16" - 20"), axillary |
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nr flowers |
12 - 17, fragrant |
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size |
single flower 4.5 L 4 cm (1.8" L 1.6") - spur 22 cm (8.8") - inflorescence 32 L 12 cm (12.8" L 4.8") |
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duration |
inflorescence ≈ 20 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 300 days |
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CITES |
appendix |
II |