Coelogyne tomentosa photo C. Solimbergo | ||
(Coelogyne dayana) |
taxonomy | described by | Lindley, John |
published in | Folia Orchidacea . Coelogyne 3 1853 | |
family | Orchidaceae | |
subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
tribe | Arethuseae | |
subtribe | Coelogyninae | |
genus | Coelogyne Lindley 1821 | |
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 in India, Thailand (Khao Luang, Sritammarat), Malaysia (Borneo, Bukit Etan) |
altitude | 1100 - 2100 m (3630 - 6930 ft) | |
habitat | climate informations from the weather station National Park Khao Luang (Phetchaburi, Thailand) | |
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 1600 m / 5280 ft) : | ||
photoperiod | in Khao Luang this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 02 m' to 10 h 58 m' | |
life form | epiphyte | |
brightness | partial shade | |
inflorescence | length | 50 - 60 cm (20" - 24"), apical |
nr flowers | 18 - 24, fragrants | |
size | single flower 4 L 5 cm (1.6" L 2") - inflorescence L cm | |
duration | inflorescence ≈ 12 days | |
time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 40 days | |
CITES | appendix | II |