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| taxonomy |
described by |
(Reichenbach f.) Pfitzer, Ernst Hugo Heindrich |
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published in |
Botanische Jahrbücher für Sistematik Pflanzengeschicte und Pflanzengeographie 19 : 40 1985 |
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family |
Orchidaceae |
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subfamily |
Cypripedioideae |
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tribe |
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subtribe |
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genus |
Paphiopedilum Pfitzer 1886 |
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section |
Barbata Kränzlin 1897 |
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chromosomes |
2n = 36 |
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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 |
bamboo secondary forests in Malaysia (Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia)
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altitude |
550 - 1100 m (1815 - 3630 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Kota Kinabalu (Sabah, Malaysia) |
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Köppen climate classification : Af, humid tropical climate of the rainforest |
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(without a winter season, more and abundant rainfall) |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 800 m / 2640 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Kota Kinabalu this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 12 h 22 m' to 11 h 38 m' |
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life form |
geophyte on moss and leafy humus |
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to bloom induction, need to lower temperature in winter (Lance A. Birk) |
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brightness |
partial shade to low |
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| inflorescence |
length |
35 cm (14"), from the base of the leaves |
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nr flowers |
1 |
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size |
single flower 9 L 12 cm (3.6" L 4.8") |
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duration |
single flower, ≈ 50 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 90 days |
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| CITE |
appendix |
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