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| taxonomy |
described by |
(Lindley) Senghas, Karlheinz |
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published in |
Die Orchideen 1 ( 19 - 29 ) : 1211 1988 |
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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 |
Trudelia Garay 1986 |
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chromosomes |
2n = 28, 36 |
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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 |
on small trees covered with moss, in India (Sikkim, Lungshel, Samalbang-Sinjee, Busty-Kalimpong, |
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Kurseong), Nepal (Rajpath, Kathmandu), Bhutan, Viet Nam, China (Xizang Zizhiqu, Yunnan, Mong Pang) |
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altitude |
700 - 1660 m (2310 - 5478 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Kathmandu (Kathmandu, Nepal) |
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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 1200 m / 3960 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Kathmandu this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 50 m' to 10 h 10 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte |
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brightness |
sunny |
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| inflorescence |
length |
5 cm (2"), axillary |
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nr flowers |
1 - 3, fragrants |
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size |
single flower 4 L 4 cm (1.6" L 1.6") |
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duration |
inflorescence ≈ 30 - 40 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 - 90 days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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