not yet in bloom |
Arachnis flos-aeris |
taxonomy | described by | (Linnaeus) Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav |
published in | Botanisches Centralblatt 28 : 343 1886 | |
Family | Orchidaceae | |
Subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
Tribe | Vandeae | |
Subtribe | Aeridinae | |
Genus | Arachnis Blume 1825 | |
metabolism | CAM pathway, stomata of the leaves are open at night. | |
(K.Silvera, L.S. Santiago, J.C. Cushman, K. Winter - International Symposium on Plant Biology, August 2013) | ||
it is useful give the soluble mineal nutriens, on the roots. | ||
native of | origin |
on mangroves or along the rivers of Malaysia (Borneo), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Bali, Bedung Pacung), |
The Philippines | ||
altitude | 0 - 1400 m (0 - 4200 ft) | |
habitat | climate informations from Bali (Java, Indonesia) | |
Köppen climate classification : Aw, tropical savanna climate (with a dry season and a rainy season) | ||
the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 700 m / 2310 ft) : | ||
photoperiod | in Bali this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 34 m' to 11 h 26 m' | |
life form | epiphyte or litophyte | |
brightness | full sun | |
inflorescence | length | |
nr flowers | ||
size | ||
duration | ||
time | to bloom from birth, ~ days | |
CITES | appendix | II |