Schoenorchis juncifolia photo C. Solimbergo |
taxonomy | described by | (Blume) Reinwardt, Caspar George Carl |
published in | Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië 8 : 31 20 sep - 7 dec 1825 | |
family | Orchidaceae | |
subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
tribe | Vandeae | |
subtribe | Aeridinae | |
genus | Schoenorchis Blume 1825 | |
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 | forests in Malaysia (Borneo), Indonesia (Sumatra, Berastagi, Alahan Panjang, Java, Tjibodes forest) |
altitude | 500 - 1800 m (1650 - 5940 ft) | |
habitat | climate informations from Berastagi North Sumatra, Indonesia) | |
Köppen climate classification : Af, humid tropical climate of the rainforest | ||
(without a winter season, more and abundant rainfall) | ||
the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1150 m / 3800 ft) : | ||
photoperiod | in Berastagi this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 13 m' to 11 h 47 m' | |
life form | epiphyte | |
brightness | partial shade | |
inflorescence | length | 7 cm (2.8"), axillary |
nr flowers | 24 - 32 | |
size | single flower 0.4 L 0.2 cm (0.16" L 0.08") - inflorescence L cm | |
duration | inflorescence ≈ 60 - 90 days | |
time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 days | |
CITES | appendix | II |