Paphiopedilum sukhakulii photo C. Solimbergo |
taxonomy | described by | Schoser, Gustav & Senghas, Karlheinz |
published in | Die Orchideen 16 : 110 . 224 1965 | |
family | Orchidaceae | |
subfamily | Cypripedioideae | |
tribe | -- | |
subtribe | -- | |
genus | Paphiopedilum Pfitzer 1886 | |
section | Barbata Kränzlin 1897 | |
chromosomes | 2n = 40 | |
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 | Thailand (Mt. Phu Luang, Loei) |
altitute | 240 - 1000 m (790 - 3300 ft) | |
habitat | climate informations from Loei (Loei, Thailand) |
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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 600 m / 1980 ft) : | ||
photoperiod | in Loei this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 13 h 09 m' to 10 h 51 m' | |
life form | geophyte in debris of leaves, on sandy soils along the rivers' water, | |
bloom induction, with a rest in december or january (Lance A. Birk) | ||
brightness | partial shade to low | |
inflorescence | length | 15 cm (6"), from the base of the leaves |
nr flowers | 1 | |
size | single flower 8 L 11 cm (3.2" L 4.4") | |
duration | inflorescence ≈ 90 - 120 | |
time | birth to bloom, ≈ 30 days | |
CITES | appendix | I |