| Neobenthamia gracilis photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Rolfe, Robert Allen |
| published in | The Gardners' Chronicle & Agricultural Gazette 10 : 272 1891 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Vandeae | |
| subtribe | Polistachyinae | |
| genus | Neobenthamia Rolfe 1891 | |
| metabolism |
C3 pathway, stomata of the leaves are open during the day. |
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(K.Silvera, L.S. Santiago, J.C. Cushman, K. Winter - International Symposium on Plant Biology, August 2013) |
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soluble mineral nutriens are effective both, foliar or on the roots. |
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| native of | origins | moist forests or on exposed rocks in full sun, on Vellonzia scrubs, in Tanzania (Mt. Nguru, Uluguru and |
| Uasagara, Dodoma, Mpwapwa, Morogoro, Mt. Nguru, Manyangu Fore, Lupanga forest, Liwale River, | ||
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Mvomeno, Tanga, Kilndi, Mt. Kanga, Maskati, Mt. Tanga Handeni Nyogi, Mkombola, Dar-es-Salam, |
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Nsagara), Uganda (Lauralin) |
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| altitude | 400 - 2000 m (1320 - 6600 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Dodoma (Dodoma, Tanzania) |
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Köppen climate classification : Bsh, steppe hot-dry climate |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1300 m / 4300 ft) : |
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| photoperiod | in Dodoma this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 12 h 24 m' to 11 h 36 m' | |
| life form | geophyte, litophyte or epiphyte | |
| brightness | sunny to full sun | |
| inflorescence | length | 12 - 16 cm (4.8" - 6.4"), apical |
| nr flowers | 40 - 60, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 1.5 L 1.2 cm (0.6" L 0.48") - inflorescence Ø 7 cm (2.8") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 120 - 150 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 90 - 110 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
