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| taxonomy |
described by |
Lindley, John |
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published in |
Edwards's Botanical Register 30 : sub t . 12 1844 |
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Family |
Orchidaceae |
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Subfamily |
Epidendroideae |
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Tribe |
Cymbidieae |
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Subtribe |
Eulophiinae |
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Genus |
Ansellia Lindley 1844 |
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chromosomes |
2n = 42 |
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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 the upper branches of the trees, in Gabon (Moyen-Ogoove, Invido, Maritime), Tanzania (Kilimanjaro, |
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Same, lindi, Rukwa, Sumbawanga, Singida), Zaire (Haute Zaire), Uganda (Moroto, Littoral, Mkusi River), |
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Zambia (Livingstone, Mpanda, Chilongowelo, Mwinilunga, Matochi, Solwezi, Broken Hill, Abercom, Sambe, |
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Gwembe, Namwala, Mazabuka, Lusaka), Ghana (Awaso, Ashanti), Mozambique (Ribue, Manica, Sofala, |
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Chibabava, Mucheve Reserve), South Africa (Bay of Port Natal, Kruge National Park, Transvaal, Ubombo, |
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Merite River Gorge, Makatini), Kenya (Kibwezi, Mt. Elgon), Botswana (Selinda), Nigeria (Fernando Po), |
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Angola (Cwelli River, Am Kinuene, Loanda), Zimbabwe (Chibi, Lundi River), Nabibia (Otjikutu), Cameroon (Littoral) |
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and many, many places still |
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altitude |
10 - 2200 m (33 - 7300 ft), generally, under 700 m (2300 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Manjo (Littoral, Cameroon) |
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Köppen climate classification : Am, tropical monsoon climate (a dry season and a wet season very rainy) |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 525 m / 1722 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Manjo this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 18 m' to 11 h 42 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte |
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brightness |
sunny to full sun |
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| inflorescence |
length |
16 - 24 cm (6.4" L 9.6"), apical |
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nr flowers |
26 - 34, fragrants |
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size |
single flower 4 L 3 cm (1.6" L 1.2") - inflorescence L cm |
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duration |
inflorescence ≈ 60 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 20 - 30 days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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