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| taxonomy |
described by |
Ridley, Henry Nicholas |
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published in |
Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 32 : 351 1896 |
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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 |
Staurochilus (Pfitzer) Ridley 1900 |
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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 |
deciduous or semi-deciduous forest in Thailand, Laos, Viet Nam (Dak Lak, Kon Tum, Quang Binh, Tay Ninh), |
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Malaysia (Sarawak), Indonesia (Sumatra), The Philippines |
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altitude |
13 - 1200 m (43 - 3960 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Kon Tum (Kon Tum, Viet Nam) |
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Köppen climate classification : Cfa, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with very hot summers |
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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 Kon Tum this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 57 m' to 11 h 03 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte |
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brightness |
partial shade |
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| inflorescence |
length |
10 - 13 cm (4" - 5.2"), axillary |
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nr flowers |
4 - 5, one at a time, fragrants |
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size |
single flower 5 L 4,5 cm (2" L 1.8") - inflorescence 10 L 8 cm (4" L 3.2") |
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duration |
inflorescence ≈ 60 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 120 - 150 days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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