Bletilla striata var. albomarginata photo C. Solimbergo |
taxonomy | described by | (Thunberg) Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav |
published in | Botanische Zeitung (Berlin) 36 :75 1878 | |
var.albomarginata | described by | Makino, Tomitaro |
published in | Journal of Japanese Botany 6 :31 1929 | |
taxonomy | Family | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
Tribe | Arethuseae | |
Subtribe | Coelogyninae | |
Genus | Bletilla Reichenbach f. 1852-3 | |
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. | ||
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native of | origin |
evergreen forests, conifers,meadows, in Birmania, China (Anhui, Fujian, Guansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, |
Hubei, Hunan, Mt. Mangshan, Yizhang, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang, Yunnan, Wolong), Japan, South Korea |
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altitude | 650 - 1800 m (2145 - 5940 ft) | |
ambiente | climate informations from Jiangxi (Jiangxi, 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 1300 m / 4290 ft) : | ||
photoperiod | in Jiangxi this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 30 m' to 10 h 30 m' | |
life form | geophyte | |
brightness | partial shade | |
inflorescence | length | 28 - 40 cm (11.2" - 16"), apical |
no flowers | 4 - 6 | |
size | single flower 5 L 5 cm (2" L 2") | |
duration | inflorescence ≈ 30 days | |
time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 10-14 days | |
CITES | appendix | II |