Calanthe vestita

Calanthe vestita

Calanthe vestita white flower form                                                                                                                               photo C. Solimbergo
   
taxonomy        described by Lindley, John
  published in      The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants  250    1833
     
   family Orchidaceae
  subfamily Epidendroideae
  tribe Collabieae 
  subtribe  
  genus Calanthe R Brown 1821
     
  chromosomes   2n = 40 - 42 
  metabolism C3 pathway, stomata of the leaves are open during the day.
    (K.Silvera, L.S. Santiago, J.C. Cushman, K. Winter - International Symposium on Plant Biology, August 2013)
    soluble mineral nutriens are effective both, foliar or on the roots.
     
native of origin forests of Burma, Vietn Nam (Dak Lak), Laos, Cambodia, Thailand (Mê Nam Pasak, Kêng Koi, Kaw Chang,
    Ranawng), Malaysia (Sarawak, Kuching, Mt. Serapi, Kaki Bukit, Perlis), Indonesia (Sumatra, 
    Java, Sulawesi, Kobipoto), Papua
  altitude 5 - 700 m  (16 - 2310 ft)             
  habitat climate informations from Ban Lung (Ratanakiri, Cambodia)
    Köppen climate classification : Aw, tropical savanna climate (with a dry season and a rainy season)
    the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 350 m / 1150 ft) : 
    Calanthe vestita a gr uk
  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' 
  life form geophyte, on calceolus soil
  brightness   low to partial shade
     
inflorescence    length 30 - 40 cm  (12" - 16"), basal
  nr flowers 7 - 10
  size a flower  5 L 6 cm  (2" L 2.4")
  duration inflorescence60 - 70 days
  time to bloom from birth, ≈ 120 days
     
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