| Acampe papillosa photo C. Solimergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Lindley, John |
| published in | Folia Orchidacea . Acampe 2 april 1853 | |
| Family | Orchidaceae | |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| Tribe | Vandeae | |
| Subtribe | Aeridinae | |
| Genus | Acampe Lindley 1853 | |
| chromosomes | 2n = 36, 38, 72 | |
| 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 | Bangladesh, India (Relli, Najok-Kalimpong, Rambi, Kalijjhora forest, Kerseong, Sevoke, Siluiguri), Bhutan, |
| Nepal, Burma, Laos, Thailand (Ob Luang, Uttaradit, Fak Tha), Viet Nam (Dak Lak), China (Hainan, Xizang Zizhiqu) | ||
| altitude | 140 - 900 m (462 - 2970 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Uttaradit (Uttaradit, Thailand) | |
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Köppen climate classification : Aw, tropical savanna climate (with a dry season and a rainy season) |
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| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 500 m / 1650 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Uttaradit this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 10 m' to 12 h 50 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | sunny | |
| inflorescence | length | 1.5 cm, (4.2") axillary |
| nr flowers | 4 - 8, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 1 L 0.7 cm (0.4" L 0.28") - inflorescence 3 L 3 cm (1.2" L 1.2") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 60 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 50 - 60 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
