not yet in bloom |
Aeranthes arachnites |
taxonomy | described by | (Thouras) Lindley, John |
published in | Botanical Register 10 : t . 817 1824 | |
Family | Orchidaceae | |
Subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
Tribe | Vandeae | |
Subtribe | Angraecinae | |
Genus | Aerangis Lindley 1824 | |
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 | origin | Madagascar (Tamatave, Toamasina, Fianarantsoa, Mananjary, Ambahy) |
altitude | 16 - 1000 m (53 - 3300 ft) | |
habitat | climate informations from Ihosy (Fianaratsoa, Madagascar) |
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Köppen climate classification : Cfa, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with very hot summers | ||
the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 500 m /1650 ft) : | ||
photoperiod | in Ihosy this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 29 m' to 10 h 31 m' | |
life form | epiphyte | |
brightness | partial shade | |
inflorescence | length | |
nr flowers | ||
size | ||
duration | ||
time | to bloom from birth, ≈ days | |
CITES | appendix | II |