| taxonomy |
described by |
Chen, Sing Chi & Liu, Fang-yuan |
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published in |
Acta Botanica Yunnanica 4 ( 2 ) : 163 - 165 , pl . 1 , f . 1 - 4 1982 |
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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 |
Parvisepalum (Karasawa & Saito) Cribb 1987 |
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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 |
Viet Nam (Tonkin), China (Yunnan, Bijiang, Nu Jang, Salween River, border between Burma and China) |
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altitude |
1400 - 2100 m (4620 - 6930 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Shilin Stone Forest (Yunnan, China) |
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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 1750 m / 5800 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Shilin this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 13 h 38 m' to 10 h 22 m' |
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life form |
geophyte, on limestone rocks and leafy humus |
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bloom iduction, with a winter rest (Lance A. Birk) |
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brightness |
partial shade to low |
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| inflorescence |
length |
20 - 25 cm (8" - 10"), from the base of leaves |
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nr flowers |
1 |
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size |
single flower 8 L 8 cm (3.2 L 3.2") |
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duration |
single flower ~ 60 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ~ 60 days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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