| Aerides odorata 1 photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Poiret) de Loureiro, João |
| published in | Flore de la Cochinchine 2 : 525 1790 | |
| Family | Orchdaceae | |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| Tribe | Vandeae | |
| Subtribe | Aeridinae | |
| Genus | Aerides de Loureiro 1790 | |
| chromosomes | 2n = 38 | |
| 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 | origin |
evergreen forests in Bangladesh, India (Andaman Islands, Bagrakot, Kalimpong, Circars, Sukuna forest, Kurseong), |
| Nepal, Bhutan Burma, Thailand, Viet Nam (Dak Lak, Ha Tinh, Ninh Thuan, Thua Thien.Hue), China (Guangdong, | ||
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Yunnan), Malaysia (Pahang, Cameron Highlands, Ringlet, Borneo, Kalimantan, Malacca, Sempang Ampat), |
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Indonesia (Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi), The Philippines |
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| altitude | 150 - 850 m (495 - 2800 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Palau Tioman (Pahang, Malesia) | |
| 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 500 m /1650 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Palau Tioman this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 10 m' to 11 h 50 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | sunny | |
| inflorescence | length | 30 - 60 cm (12" - 24"), axillary |
| nr flowers | 40 - 50, fragrant | |
| size | a flower 3 L 2.5 cm (1.2" L 1") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 30 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 - 90 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
