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| taxonomy |
decribed by |
(Lindley) Holttum, Richard Eric |
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published in |
The Gardners' Bulletin Singapore 25 ( 1 ) : 106 1969 |
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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 |
Smitinanda Holttum 1969 |
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chromosomes |
2n = 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 |
forests rich in waterways, in Bangladesh, India (Sikkim, Darjeeling, Sukuma, Panighatta, Kurseong, |
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Sevoke, Siliguri), Nepal, Bhutan, Burma, Laos, Thailand (Dak Lak, Phuket, Doi Saket), Cambodia, |
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Viet Nam, Malaysia (Borneo, Kedah, Lawkawe), Indonesia (Martapura-Pleihari Reserve) |
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altitude |
50 - 1100 m (165 - 3630 ft) - in Borneo, 200 – 300 m (660 - 1000 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Amuntai (Meratus Mt., Martapura-Pleihar Reserve, South Kalimantan, Indonesia) |
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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 600 m / 1980 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Amuntai this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 09 m' to 11 h 51 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte |
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brightness |
partial shade to low |
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| inflorescence |
length |
7 - 9 cm (2.8" - 3.6"), axillary |
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nr flowers |
54 - 60 - open one at a time, starting from the base |
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size |
single flower 0.7 L 0.6 cm (0.28" L 0.24") - inflorescence 4 L 1.5 cm (1.6" L 0.6") |
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duration |
inflorescence ≈ 40 - 50 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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