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| taxonomy |
described by |
(Lindley) Stein, Berthold |
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published in |
Orchideenbuch 467 1892 |
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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 |
Paphiopedilum (Karasawa & Saito) Atwood 1984 |
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chromosomes |
2n = 26 |
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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 |
oak forests, near water, in India (Sikkim, Darjeeling, Kalimpong), Bhutan, Nepal (Taplejung, Mechi) |
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altitude |
1000 - 2300 m (3300 - 7590 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Gangtok (Sikkim, India) |
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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 1650 m / 5450 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Gangtok this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 13 h 49 m' to 10 h 11 m' |
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life form |
geophyte in leaves debris, or grass on calcareous soil |
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bloom induction with cool, dry rest in december, for six weeks (Lance A. Birk) |
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brightness |
partial shade to low |
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| inflorescence |
length |
10 - 12 cm (4" - 4.8"), from the base of the leaves |
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nr flowers |
1 |
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size |
single flower 7 L 7 cm (2.8" L 2.8") |
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duration |
single flower, ≈ 120 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 70 days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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