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| taxonomy |
described by |
Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav |
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published in |
The Gardners' Chronicle & Agricultural Gazette 902 1871 |
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family |
Orchidaceae |
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subfamily |
Epidendroideae |
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tribe |
Vandeae |
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subtribe |
Aeridinae |
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genus |
Phalaenopsis Blume 1825 |
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chromosomes |
2n = 38 |
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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 |
evergreen forests, marshes, in India (Assam, Darjeeling, Sukuna forest, Kurseong), Bhutan, Nepal, |
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Burma, Viet Nam (Cao Bang, Ha Giang, Nghe An, Son La, Thanh Hoa), China |
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altitude |
150 - 1310 m (495 - 4323 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Siliguri (West Bengal, India) |
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Köppen climate classification : Cwa, humid subtropical climate, with very hot summer |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 700 m / 2310 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Siliguri this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 13 h 47 m', to 10 h 13 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte |
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brightness |
low |
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| inflorescence |
length |
12 - 18 cm (4.8" - 7.2"), axillary |
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nr flowers |
8 - 14 |
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size |
single flower 4 L 3 cm (1.6" L 1.2") - inflorescence 18 L 10 cm (7.2" L 4") |
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duration |
inflorescence ≈ days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 90 days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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