| Appendicula reflexa photo C. Solimbergo | ||
| taxonomy | described by | Blume, Karl Ludwig |
| published in | Bijdragen tot de Flora van Nederdandsch Indie 301 1825 | |
| Famigly | Orchidaceae | |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| Tribe | Podochileae | |
| Subtribe | Eulophiinae | |
| Genus | Appendicula Blume 1825 | |
| 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) | ||
| it is useful give the soluble mineal nutriens, on the roots. | ||
| native of | origins | forests in India, Thailand, Viet Nam, Malaysia (Kinabalu, Kiau, Pahang, Cameroon Highlands, Taman, Sedia, |
| Kalimantan, Apokayan, Borneo), Brunei, Indonesia (Sumatra, Maluku Islands), Papua /(Sepik), Australia, | ||
| Taiwan, New Caledonia (Mt. Balade), Fiji (Suva), Vanuatu (Lanua Lava), Solomon Islands (Guadalcanal, | ||
| Kolombangora, Malaita) | ||
| altitude | 20 - 1600 m (66 - 5280 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Kota Kinabalu (Sabah, Malaysia) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Af, humid tropical climate of the rainforest | ||
| (no winter season, more abundant rainfall) | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 800 m / 2640 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Kota Kinabalu this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 22 m' to 11 h 38 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | sunny | |
| inflorescence | length | 1 cm (0.4"), from the upper nodes |
| nr flowers | 7 - 9 | |
| size | single flower 0.3 L 0.3 cm (0.12" L 0.12") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 20 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 15 - 20 days | |
| notes |
seeds sprout with great ease and spontaneously produce seedlings throughout the greenhouse
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| CITES | appendix | II |
