| Ascocentrum ampullaceum photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Roxburgh) Schlechter, Friedrich Richard Rudolf |
| published in | Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis beihefte 1 : (13) : 975 1st september 1913 | |
| Family | Orchidaceae | |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| Tribe | Vandeae | |
| Subtribe | Aeridinae | |
| Genus | Ascocentrum (JJ Smith) Schlechter 1914 | |
| chromosomes | 2n = 38 | |
| 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 deciduous trees, near watercourses in India (Rambi, Kaljihora, Kurseong, Kumsi, Kalimpong, Sevoke |
| forest, Siliguri, Andamane and Nicobare Islands), Nepal, Bhutan, Laos, Thailand, China (Yunnan) | ||
| altitude | 200 - 800 m (660 - 2640 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Ban Nahin (Bolikhamxai, Laos) |
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| Köppen climate classification : Aw, tropical savanna climate (with a dry season and a rainy season) | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 500 m / 1650 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Ban Nahin this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 13 m' to 10 h 47 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | sunny | |
| inflorescence | length | 5 - 8 cm (4" - 6.4") |
| nr flowers | 13 - 20, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 1,3 L 1 cm (0.52" L 0.4") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 20 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 40 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
