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) : | ||
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 |