Coelogyne brachyptera

Coelogyne brachyptera

Coelogyne brachyptera                                                                                                                                                  photo C. Solimbergo
   
taxonomy        described by Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav
  published in       The Gardeners' Chronicle & Agricultural Gazette  2 : 6    1881
     
  family Orchidaceae 
  subfamily Epidendroideae
  tribe  Arethuseae
  subtribe Coelogyninae
  genus Coelogyne  Lindley 1821
     
  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 origins primary forests, on deciduos trees, inThailand (Me Klawng, Nayom, Phetchabun, Dansai, Lôi, Me Ping,  
    Nakawn Tai), Viet Nam
  altitude 200 - 500 m  (660 - 1650 ft)          
  habitat climate informations from Phetchabun (Phetchabun, Thailand)
    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 350 m / 1155 ft) :
    Coelogyne brachyptera a gr uk
  photoperiod in Phetchabun this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 05 m' to 10 h 55 m'
  life form epiphyte
  brightness   partial shade
     
inflorescence     length 18 - 30 cm  (7.2" - 12"), apical 
  nr flowers 6 - 9, fragrants
  size single flower  7 L 6 cm  (2.8" L 2.4")
  duration inflorescence ≈ 50 days
  time to bloom from birth, ≈ 80 - 90 days                      
     
CITES appendix II

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