Trudelia cristata

Trudelia cristata

Trudelia cristata                                                                                                                                                               photo C. Solimbergo
(Vanda cristata)  
     
taxonomy described by (Lindley) Senghas, Karlheinz
  published in       Die Orchideen  1 ( 19 - 29 ) : 1211    1988
     
  family Orchidaceae
  subfamily Epidendroideae
  tribe Vandeae
  subtribe Aeridinae
  genus Trudelia  Garay 1986
     
  chromosomes     2n = 28, 36
  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 on small trees covered with moss, in  India (Sikkim, Lungshel, Samalbang-Sinjee, Busty-Kalimpong,
    Kurseong), Nepal (Rajpath, Kathmandu), Bhutan, Viet Nam, China (Xizang Zizhiqu, Yunnan, Mong Pang)
  altitude 700 - 1660 m (2310 - 5478 ft)
  habitat climate informations from Kathmandu (Kathmandu, Nepal)
    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 1200 m / 3960 ft) :
    Trudelia cristata b gr uk
  photoperiod in Kathmandu this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 50 m' to 10 h 10 m'
  life form epiphyte
  brightness      sunny 
     
inflorescence     length 5 cm (2"), axillary
  nr flowers 1 - 3, fragrants
  size single flower  4 L 4 cm  (1.6" L 1.6")
  duration inflorescence  ≈ 30 - 40 days
  time to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 - 90 days 
     
CITES appendix II

      

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