Hygrochilus parishii, var mariottianus

Vandopsis parishii var mariottana

Hygrochilus parishi var mariottianus                                                                                                                            photo C. Solimbergo
   
taxonomy described by (Reichenbach f.)  Pfitzer, Ernst Hugo Heinrich
published in  Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien  2 ( 6 ) : 210    1889
     
var. mariottianus     described by (Reichenbach f.) Pradhan, Udai Chandra
published in Indian Orchid Journal  2 : 11    1987
     
family Orchidaceae
subfamily Epidendroideae
tribe Vandeae
subtribe Aeridinae
genus Hygrochilus  Pfitzer 1897
     
  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 deciduous forests in India (Assam), Burma (Ta-Ok), Thailand (north, north-east, west, Chiang Mai),
Viet Nam, Laos, China (Yunnan)
altitude 540 - 1000  (1780 - 3300  ft) 
  habitat

climate informations from Ruili (Yunnan, China)

    Köppen climate classification : Cwb, humid subtropical climate, with hot summer
    the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 800 m / 2640 ft) :
    Hygrochilus parishii mariottianus a gr uk
  photoperiod   in Ruili this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 36 m' to 10 h 24 m'
life form epiphyte
brightness      full sun 
     
inflorescence     length 14 cm  (5.6"), axillary
nr flowers 10 - 14, fragrants
size single flower  4.5 L 4.5 cm  (1.8" L 1.8") - inflorescence  20 L 8 cm  (8" L 3.2")
duration inflorescence  ≈ 60 days
time to bloom from birth, ≈ 90 days 
     
CITES appendix II

  

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