| Holcoglossum kimballianum photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Reichenbach f.) Garay, Leslie Andrew |
| published in | Botanical Museum Leaflets 23 ( 4 ) : 182 1972 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Vandeae | |
| subtribe | Aeridinae | |
| genus | Holcoglossum Schlechter 1919 | |
| chromosomes | 2n = 38 | |
| 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) | ||
| it is useful give the soluble mineal nutriens, on the roots. | ||
| native of | origins | forests, on rocks or trees, in Burma, Thailand, Laos, Viet Nam, China (Yunnan) |
| altitude | 1050 - 1900 m (3465 - 6270 ft) | |
| climate |
climate informations from Taunggyi (Shan, Burma) |
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| Köppen climate classification : Cfa, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with very hot summers | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1500 m / 4950 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Taunggyi this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 22 m' to 10 h 38 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte or litophyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 40 - 55 cm (16" - 22"), axillary |
| nr flowers | 10 - 14, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 3.5 L 3.5 cm (1.4" L 1.4") - spur 2,5 cm (1") - inflorescence 25 L 11 cm (10" L 4.4") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 70 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 70 - 80 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
