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| taxonomy |
described by |
(Roxburgh) Schlechter, Friedrich Richard Rudolf |
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published in |
Orchids . Monatsschrift der Deutschen Gesellschft für Orchideenkunde 9 : 78 1915 |
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family |
Orchidaceae |
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subfamily |
Epidendroideae |
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tribe |
Vandeae |
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subtribe |
Aeridinae |
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genus |
Papilionanthe Schlechter 1915 |
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chromosomes |
2n = 38 |
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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) |
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it is useful give the soluble mineal nutriens, on the roots. |
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| native of |
origins |
edge of forests in Bangladesh, India (Sikkim, Sevoke, Siliguri, Sukuma forest, Kurseong, Manipur, |
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Darjeeling), Andamane Islands, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, Burma, Thailand, Viet Nam, China (Yunnan) |
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altitude |
0 - 700 m (0 - 2310 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Mudong (Kachin, Burma) |
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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 350 m / 1255 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Mudong this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 13 h 49 m' to 10 h 11 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte |
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brigthness |
full sun |
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| inflorescence |
length |
35 - 37 cm (14" - 14.8"), as opposed to the leaves, from the upper nodes |
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nr flowers |
4 - 9 |
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size |
single flower 6.5 L 6.5 cm (2.6" L 2.6") - inflorescence 12 L 12 cm (4.8" L 4.8") |
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duration |
inflorescence ≈200 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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