Cadetia taylori

 Cadetia taylori

Cadetia  taylori                                                                                                                                                                 photo C. Solimbergo
   
taxonomy       described by (Mueller) Schlechter Friedrich Richard Rudolf
  published in       Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis, beihefte  1 : 424    1912
     
  family  Orchidaceae
  subfamily Epidendroideae
  tribe Malaxideae 
  subtribe Dendrobiinae 
  genus Cadetia   Gaudichaud  1829
     
  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 rain forests, mangrovie swamps, on trees or rocks, in Australia (Queensland), Papua
  altitude 0 - 600 m  (0 - 1980 ft)               
  habitat climate informations from Mitchell (Cape York, Queensland, Australia)
    Köppen climate classification : Bsh, steppe hot-dry climate
    the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 300 m / 990 ft) :
    Cadetia taylori a gr uk
  photoperiod in Mitchell this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 45 m' to 10 h 15 m'
  life form    epiphyte or litophyte
  brightness    partial shade
     
inflorescence   length 0,5 cm  (0.2"), apical
  nr flowers 1 - 2
  size single flower  0.3 L 0.7 cm  (0.12" L 0.28")
  durata single flower, ≈ 20 days 
  time to bloom from birth, ≈ 20 days
     
CITES appendix II

 

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