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| taxonomy |
described by |
(Hasselt ex Hasskarl) von Blume, Carl Ludwig & Reichenbach, Heindrich Gustav |
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published in |
Hamburger Garten-und Blumenzeitung 16 : 116 1860 |
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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 |
Phalaenopsis Blume 1825 |
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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 |
forests, swampy areas, in India (Nicobar Islands), Burma (Irrawaddy River Mouth), Laos, Thailand (Saiyok,
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Kamburi), Malaysia (Borneo, Penang), Indonesia (Java, Sumatra), The Philippines |
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altitude |
0 - 800 (1400) m (0 - 2640 (4620) ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Pathein (Irrawaddy River Mouth, Ayeyarwady, Burma) |
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Köppen climate classification : Am, tropical monsoon climate |
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(a dry season and a wet season very rainy) |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 400 m / 1320 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Pathein this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 13 h 06 m' to 10 h 54 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte |
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brightness |
partial shade to low - sunny between december and january |
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| inflorescence |
length |
≈ 30 cm (12"), axillary |
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nr flowers |
18 - 30 - the inflorescence lasts for years and over time it grows and branches |
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size |
single flower 4 L 3 cm (1.6" L 1.2") |
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duration |
single flower, ≈ days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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