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| taxonomy |
described by |
(Gower) Rolfe, Robert Allen |
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published in |
Orchid Review 4 : 364 1896 |
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family |
Orchidaceae |
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subfamily |
Cypripedioideae |
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tribe |
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subtribe |
-- |
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genus |
Paphiopedilum Pfitzer 1886 |
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section |
Barbata Kränzlin 1897 |
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chromosomes |
2n = 26, 28, 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 |
cloud evergreen forests in Thailand, Laos, Viet Nam (Dak Lak, Hhanh Hoa, Kon Tum, Lam Dong, |
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Ninh Thuan, Quang Binh), China (Guanxi, Hainan) |
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altitude |
900 - 1900 m (2970 - 6270 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Lam Dong (Lam Dong, Viet Nam) |
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Köppen climate classification : Cwb, humid subtropical climate, with hot summer |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1500 m / 4950 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Lam Dong this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 12 h 46 m' to 11 h 14 m' |
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life form |
geophyte in debris of leaves, on siliceous soils onmoss covered roks |
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bloom induction with december or january rest (Lance A. Birk) |
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brightness |
partial shade to low |
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| inflorescence |
length |
40 - 44 cm (16" - 16.8"), from the base of leaves |
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nr flowers |
1 |
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size |
single flower 7 L 11 cm (2.8" L 4.4") |
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duration |
single flower, ≈ 110 - 130 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 90 - 110 days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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