| Renanthera vietnamensis photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Averyanov, Leonid V. & Rice, Rod |
| published in | Oasis, the Journal 2 ( 3 ) : 3 2002 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Vandeae | |
| subtribe | Aeridinae | |
| genus | Renanthera Loureiro 1790 | |
| 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 | primary forests in northern Viet Nam (Dien Bien, Son La) |
| altitude | 900 - 1200 m (2970 - 3960 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Dien Bien Phu (Dien Bien, Viet Nam) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Cwa, humid subtropical climate, with very hot summer | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1050 m / 3465 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Dien Bien Phu this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 25 m' to 10 h 35 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte or litophyte | |
| brigthness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 16 cm (6.4"), axillary |
| nr flowers | 7 - 9 | |
| size | single flower 5.5 L 3.5 cm (2.2" L 1.4") - inflorescence 18 L 6 cm (7.2" L 2.4") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 60 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 - 40 days | |
| CITES | appendix | |
