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taxonomy |
described by |
(Linnaeus) von Blume, Carl Ludwig |
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published in |
Bijdragen tot de Flora van Nederlansch Indië 7 : 286 1825 |
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family |
Orchidaceae |
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subfamily |
Epidendroideae |
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tribe |
Vandeae |
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subtribe |
Aeridinae |
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genus |
Rhynchostylis Blume 1825 |
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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 |
forests in Bangladesh, India (Nadugani, Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Andamane Is.), Sri Lanka, |
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Nepal, Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Viet Nam (Ninh Thuan, Tay Ninh), China (Guizhou, Yunnan), |
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Indonesia (Java, Sumatra), Malaysia (Borneo), The Philippines |
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altitude |
13 - 1400 m (43 - 4620 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Kandy (Central Province, Sri Lanka) |
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Köppen climate classification : Af, humid tropical climate of the rainforest |
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(without a winter season, more and abundant rainfall) |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 700 m / 2310 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Kandy this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 29 m' to 11 h 31 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte |
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brightness |
partial shade |
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inflorescence |
length |
35 - 40 cm (14" - 16"), axillary |
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nr flowers |
90 - 100, fragrants |
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size |
single flower 2.5 L 2.5 cm (1" L 1") - inflorescence 29 L 6 cm (11.6" L 2.4") |
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duration |
inflorescence ≈ 20 - 30 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 days |
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CITES |
appendix |
II |