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| taxonomy |
described by |
Rolfe, Robert Allen |
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published in |
Journal of horticulture, cottage gardener and country gentleman 21 : 513 1830 |
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family |
Orchidaceae |
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subfamily |
Epidendroideae |
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tribe |
Cymbidieae |
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subtribe |
Cymbidiinae |
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genus |
Cymbidium Swartz 1799 |
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chromosomes |
2n = 40 |
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metabolism |
C3 pathway, stomata of the leaves are open during the day. |
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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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soluble mineral nutriens are effective both, foliar or on the roots. |
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| native of |
origins |
damp shaded forests, often overhanging rivers' water, in Burma, Thailand (Doi Angkà, |
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Loei, Doi Inthanon, Mè Kà Pàk, Chiang Dao, Chiengdao, Nan, Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park), |
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China (Yunnan, Guizhou, Xizang, Zizhiqu, Mengzi, Mengtsz) |
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altitude |
1200 - 1829 m (3960 - 6036 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Loei (Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park, Thailand) |
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Köppen climate classification : Aw, tropical savanna climate (with a dry season and a rainy season) |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1500 m / 4950 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Loei this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 09 m' to 10 h 51 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte or litophyte |
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brightness |
sunny |
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| inflorescence |
length |
60 - 90 cm (24" - 36"), basal |
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nr flowers |
12 - 14, fragrants |
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size |
single flower 5 L 12 cm (2" L 4.8") - inflorescence 45 L 20 cm (18" L 8") |
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durata |
inflorescence ≈ 40 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 80 - 90 days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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