| Neofinetia falcata | photo C. Solimbergo | |
| taxonomy | described by | (Thunberg) Hu, Hsen Hsu |
| published in | Rhodora 27 : 107 1925 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Vandeae | |
| subtribe | Aeridinae | |
| genus | Neofinetia (Thumberg) Hu 1925 | |
| 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 | deciduous forests in China (Fujian, Gansu, Hubei, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang), Japan (Islands of Ryukyu, |
| Kyushu, Yakusima Okinawa and Tanegasima, Houshu, Shikoku), South Korea | ||
| altitude | 100 - 500 m (330 - 1650 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Zigong (Sichuan, China) |
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Köppen climate classification : Cfa, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with very hot summers |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 300 m / 990 ft) : |
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| photoperiod | in Zigong this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 13 h 57 m' to 10 h 03 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | full sun in winter, partial shade summer | |
| inflorescence | length | 2 cm (0.8"), axillary |
| nr flowers | 6 - 8, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 1, 5 L 1.5 cm (0.6" L 0.6") - spur 4.5 cm (1.8") - inflorescence 5 L 5 cm (2" L 2") | |
| duration | inflorescence length, ≈ 30 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ days | |
| CITES | appendice | II |
