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| taxonomy |
described by |
Lindley, John |
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published in |
The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 250 1833 |
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family |
Orchidaceae |
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subfamily |
Epidendroideae |
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tribe |
Collabieae |
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subtribe |
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genus |
Calanthe R Brown 1821 |
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chromosomes |
2n = 40 - 42 |
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metabolism |
C3 pathway, stomata of the leaves are open during the day. |
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(K.Silvera, L.S. Santiago, J.C. Cushman, K. Winter - International Symposium on Plant Biology, August 2013) |
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soluble mineral nutriens are effective both, foliar or on the roots. |
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| native of |
origin |
forests of Burma, Vietn Nam (Dak Lak), Laos, Cambodia, Thailand (Mê Nam Pasak, Kêng Koi, Kaw Chang, |
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Ranawng), Malaysia (Sarawak, Kuching, Mt. Serapi, Kaki Bukit, Perlis), Indonesia (Sumatra, |
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Java, Sulawesi, Kobipoto), Papua |
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altitude |
5 - 700 m (16 - 2310 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Ban Lung (Ratanakiri, Cambodia) |
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Köppen climate classification : Aw, tropical savanna climate (with a dry season and a rainy season) |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 350 m / 1150 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Ban Lung this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 54 m' to 11 h 06 m' |
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life form |
geophyte, on calceolus soil |
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brightness |
low to partial shade |
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| inflorescence |
length |
30 - 40 cm (12" - 16"), basal |
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nr flowers |
7 - 10 |
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size |
a flower 5 L 6 cm (2" L 2.4") |
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duration |
inflorescence ≈ 60 - 70 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 120 days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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