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taxonomy |
described by |
Lindley, John |
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published in |
The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 79 1830 |
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family |
Orchidaceae |
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subfamily |
Epidendroideae |
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tribe |
Malaxideae |
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subtribe |
Dendrobiinae |
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genus |
Dendrobium Swartz 1799 |
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chomosomes |
2n = 40 |
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metabolism |
CAM pathway, stomata of the leaves are open at night. |
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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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it is useful give the soluble mineal nutriens, on the roots. |
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native of |
origins |
primary forest on branches or on limestone rocks covered with moss, in India (Sikkim, Kalimpong,
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Rimbik forest, Darjeeling), Nepal, Bhutan (Trashiyangtse, Nagton), Burma, Thailand, Laos (Muang Cha, |
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Chieng Kwang), Viet Nam (Cao Bang, Ha Giang, Hoa Binh, Kon Tum, Son La, Nghe An, Lao Cai),
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China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Bai Sha, Hubei, Sichuan, Xizang, Zizhiqu, Mdog) Hong Kong (Yi Chang) |
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altitude |
200 - 2200 m (660 - 7260 ft) |
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habitat |
informazioni sul clima di Heba (Guangxi, China) |
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classificazione del clima di Köppen : Cfa, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with very hot summers |
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i dati della stazione metereologica (le temperature sono calcolate per una altitudine di 1200 m / 3960 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Heba this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 53 m' to 10 h 07 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte |
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brightness |
sunny |
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inflorescence |
length |
3 cm (1.2"), from the upper nodes |
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nr flowers |
2 - 3, fragrants |
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size |
single flower 8 L 8 cm (3.2" L 3.2") - inflorescence 8 L 16 cm (3.2" L 6.4") |
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duration |
inflorescence ≈ 30 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 140 - 150 days |
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CITES |
appendix |
II |