not yet in bloom |
Vanda brunnea | ||
taxonomy | described by | Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav |
published in | Xenia Orchidacea 2 : 138 1868 | |
family | Orchidaceae | |
subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
tribe | Vandeae | |
subtribe | Aeridinae | |
genus | Vanda Jones 1820 | |
metabolism | metabolism CAM pathway, stomata of the leaves are open at night. | |
(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 margins in Burma (Moulmein, Tenasserim, Sail forest, Simplipal National Park, Orissa), |
Thailand (Ta-Ok-Thoung), Vietnam, China (Yunnan, Lut-se) | ||
Thailand (Tak), Viet Nam, China (Yunnan, Lu-se) | ||
altitude | 800 - 1800 m (2640 - 5940 ft) | |
habitat | climate informations from Guanghan (Yunnan, China) | |
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 1400 m / 4620 ft) : | ||
photoperiod | in Guanghan this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 36 m' to 10 h 24 m' | |
life form | epiphyte | |
brightness | full sun | |
inflorescence | length | |
nr flowers | ||
size | ||
duration | ||
time | to bloom from birth, ~ days | |
CITES | appendix | II |