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| taxonomy |
desribed by |
(Lindley) Ames, Oakes |
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published in |
An Enumeration of Philippines Flowering Plants 1 : 440 1925 |
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| var. breviracema |
desribed by |
(Hayata) Liu, Tung Shui & Su, Horng Jye |
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published in |
Native Orchids of Taiwan 2 : 326 1977 |
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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 |
Trichoglottis 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 |
forests in The Philipines (Luzon : Bataan, Bulacan, Camarines, Laguna, Quezon, Zambales, |
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Mindanao: Agusan, Bukidnon, Surigao, Leyte : Panay) and Taiwan |
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altitude |
26 - 1200 m (86 - 3960 ft) |
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climate |
climate informations from Tacloban (Leyte, Philippines) |
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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 600 m / 1980 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Tacloban this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 45 m' to 11 h 15 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte |
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brightness |
partial shade |
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| inflorescence |
length |
1 cm (0.4") axillary |
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nr flowers |
12 - 15 |
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size |
single flower 1,2 L 1,2 cm (0.48" L 0.48" ) - inflorescence 2 L 4 cm (0.8" L 1.6" ) |
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inflorescence |
inflorescence ~ 30 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ~ 80 days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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