Dendrobium thyrsiflorum photo C. Solimbergo |
taxonomy | described by | (Andrè) Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav |
published in | L' illustration horticole 22 : 88, pl. 207 1875 | |
family | Orchidaceae | |
subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
tribe | Malaxideae | |
subtribe | Dendrobiinae | |
genus | Dendrobium Swartz 1799 | |
chromosomes | 2n = 40 | |
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) | ||
it is useful give the soluble mineal nutriens, on the roots. | ||
native of | origins | moss covered forests in India (Assam, Sikkim, Nagaland, Darjeeling, Manipur), Laos, |
Burma (Tenasserim Range, Lake Inle, Bhamo), Thailand (Doi Sutep, Chiengmai, Pu Kio, Chaiyapum), | ||
Viet Nam (Dak Lak, Ha Giang, Ha Tinh, Hoa Binh, Kon Thum, Lai Chau, Nghe An, Quang Binh) | ||
Son La, Thouh Hoa), China (Yunnan) | ||
altitude | 762 - 2000 m (2515 - 6600 ft) | |
habitat |
climate informations from Kon Tum (Kon Thum, Viet Nam) |
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Köppen climate classification : Cfa, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with very hot summers | ||
the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1400 m / 4600 ft) : | ||
photoperiod | in Kon Tum this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 57 m' to 11 h 03 m' | |
life form | epiphyte, litophyte or geophyte | |
brightness | partial shade | |
inflorescence | length | 20 - 27 cm (8" - 10.8"), from the upper nodes |
nr flowers | 28 - 32, fragrants | |
size | single flower 3.5 L 4.5 cm (1.4" L 1.8") - inflorescence 18 L 11 cm (7.2" L 4.4") | |
duration | inflorescence ≈ 14 days | |
time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 80 - 90 days | |
CITES | appendix | II |