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taxonomy |
described by |
Lindley, John & Paxton, Joseph |
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published in |
Paxton's Magazine of Botany 5 : 169 1838 |
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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 = 40 |
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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 on mossy limestone, in India (Sikkim, Khasi Hills, Arunachal Pradesh), Nepal, Bhutan,
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Burma, Thailand (Doi Nang Ka, Chiengmai, Doi Sutep, Hue Saw), Viet Nam (Cao Bang, Lai Chau), |
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China (Guangxi, Yunnan, Mengtze, in Yun) |
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altitude |
650 - 1650 m (2145 - 5445 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Cao Bang (Cao Bang, Viet Nam) |
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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 1150 m / 3800 ft) : |
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![Dendrobium gibsonii a gr uk](https://hortusorchis.org/images/multithumb_thumbs/b_0_0_0_10_images_D_Dendrobium_gibsonii_a_gr_uk.jpg) |
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photoperiod |
in Cao Bang this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 54 m' to 11 h 06 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte or litophyte |
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brightness |
partial shade |
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inflorescence |
length |
9 - 15 cm (3.6" - 6"), from the upper nodes |
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nr flowers |
5 - 7 |
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size |
single flower 2,5 L 4 cm (1" L 1.6") - inflorescence 10 L 15 cm (4" L 6") |
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duration |
inflorescence ≈ 15 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 days |
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CITES |
appendix |
II |