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| taxonomy |
describedby |
(Poiret) de Loureiro, João |
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published in |
Flore de la Cochinchine 2 : 525 1790 |
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| taxonomy |
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 |
Aerides de Loureiro 1790 |
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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 |
evergreen forests in Bangladesh, India (Andamane Islands, Bagrot, Kalimpong, Circars, Sukuna forest, Kurseong), |
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Nepal, Bhutan, Burma, Thailand, Viet Nam (Dak Lak, Ha Tinh, Ninh Thuan, Thua Thien-Hue), China (Yunnan, |
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Guangdong), Malaysia (Pahang, Cameron Highlands, Ringlet, Borneo, Kalimantan, Sempang Ampat), |
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Indonesia (Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi), The Philippines |
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altitude |
150 - 850 m (495 - 2800 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 500 m / 1650 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Mudong this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that 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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brightness |
sunny to full sun |
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| inflorescence |
length |
30 - 60 cm (12" - 24"), axillary |
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nr flowers |
40 - 50 |
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size |
single flower 3 L 2.5 cm (1.2" L 1") |
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duration |
inflorescence, ≈ 30 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 - 90 days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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