Ceratochilus biglandulosus photo C. Solimbergo |
taxonomy | described by | von Blume, Carl Ludwig |
published in | Bijdragen tot de Flora van Nederlandsch Indie 358 . t . 359 1825 | |
family | Orchidaceae | |
subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
tribe | Vandeae | |
subtribe | Aeridinae | |
genus | Ceratochilus Blume 1825 | |
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 |
forests on trees covered with moss and lichen, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java)
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altitude | 1000 - 2000 m (3300 - 6600 ft) | |
habitat | climate informations from Lembang (Java, Indonesia) | |
Köppen climate classification : Af, humid tropical climate of the rainforest | ||
(no winter season, more abundant rainfall) | ||
the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1300 m / 4300 ft) : | ||
photoperiod | in Lembang this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 26 m' to 11 h 34 m' | |
life form | epiphyte | |
brightness | partial shade | |
inflorescence | length | 1 cm (0.4"), axillary |
nr flowers | 1 | |
size | single flower 2,5 L 2 cm (0.8" L 0.8") | |
duration | a flower, ≈ 80 days | |
time | to bloom from birth, ≈ days | |
notes | do not add sphagnum in the compost | |
CITES | appendix | II |