Coelogyne brachyptera photo C. Solimbergo |
taxonomy | described by | Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav |
published in | The Gardeners' Chronicle & Agricultural Gazette 2 : 6 1881 | |
family | Orchidaceae | |
subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
tribe | Arethuseae | |
subtribe | Coelogyninae | |
genus | Coelogyne Lindley 1821 | |
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 | origins | primary forests, on deciduos trees, inThailand (Me Klawng, Nayom, Phetchabun, Dansai, Lôi, Me Ping, |
Nakawn Tai), Viet Nam | ||
altitude | 200 - 500 m (660 - 1650 ft) | |
habitat | climate informations from Phetchabun (Phetchabun, Thailand) | |
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 / 1155 ft) : | ||
photoperiod | in Phetchabun this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 05 m' to 10 h 55 m' | |
life form | epiphyte | |
brightness | partial shade | |
inflorescence | length | 18 - 30 cm (7.2" - 12"), apical |
nr flowers | 6 - 9, fragrants | |
size | single flower 7 L 6 cm (2.8" L 2.4") | |
duration | inflorescence ≈ 50 days | |
time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 80 - 90 days | |
CITES | appendix | II |