| Ceratostylis subulata photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | von Blume, Robert Allen |
| published in | Bijdragen tot de Flora van Nederlandsch Indie 7 : 306 1825 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Podochileae | |
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| genus | Ceratostylis Blume 1825 | |
| chromosomes | 2n = 40 | |
| 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) | ||
| soluble mineral nutriens are effective both, foliar or on the roots. | ||
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| native of | origins | primary forests on trees covered with moss and lichens, in India, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand (Kao Nawng, |
| Ha Thin, Khanh Hoa, Kon Thum, Lang Dong, Ninh Thuan, Quang Binh), China (Yunnan), Malaysia (Pahang, | ||
| Mt. Ophir, Malacca, Cameron Highlands, Ulu Butung), Indonesia (Mt. Binaya), Papua (Gulf District), | ||
| The Philippines, Solomon (San Cristobal, Guadalcanal, Malaita), Vanuatu (Undine Bay, Vate, Aneityum, | ||
| Erromango, Samna-Esperitu Santo) | ||
| altitude | 30 - 2100 m (100 - 6930 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Unpongkor (Erromango, Vanuatu) | |
| 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 1000 m / 3300 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Unpongkor this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 14 m' to 10 h 46 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 1 cm (0.4"), from the base of the leaf |
| nr flower | 1 - 2 | |
| size | single flower 1.5 L 1.5 cm (0.6" L 0.6") | |
| duration | inflorescence lengt ≈ days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 20 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
