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| taxonomy |
described by |
(Roxbury) Fischer, Cecil Ernest Claude |
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published in |
Flora of the Presidency of Madras 8 : 1416 1928 |
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family |
Orchidaceae |
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subfamily |
Epidendroideae |
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tribe |
Malaxideae |
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subtribe |
Dendrobiinae |
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genus |
Dendrobium Swartz 1799 |
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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 |
primary evergreen forests in Bangladesh, India (Assam, Andamane Islands, Suruk, Jholung, Kumsi, |
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Kalimpong, Birik, Kurseong), Nepal, Burma (Moulmein, Tenasserim Range), Bhutan, Thailand, Laos, |
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China, Viet Nam (Lao Cai, Nighe An, Ninh Thuan), Sri Lanka, Maldives, Malaysia (Borneo), |
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Indonesia (Java, Sumatra, Sunda Islands, Sulawesi), Australia (Queensland) |
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altitude |
300 - 1800 m (990 - 5940 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Ruteng (Sunda Islands, Indonesia) |
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Köppen climate classification : Aw, tropical savanna climate (with a dry season and a rainy season) |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1000 m / 3300 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Ruteng this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 33 m' to 11 h 27 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte |
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brightness |
sunny |
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| inflorescence |
length |
1 cm (0.4"), from the upper nodes |
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nr flowers |
1 - 3, fragrants |
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size |
single flower 4 L 6 cm (1.6" L 2.4") |
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duration |
single flower, ≈ days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈90 days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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