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| taxonomy |
described by |
von Steudel, Ernst Gottlieb |
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published in |
Nomenclator Botanicus . Editio secunda 1 : 490 1840 |
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family |
Orchidaceae |
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subfamily |
Epidendroideae |
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tribe |
Malaxideae |
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subtribe |
Dendrobiinae |
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genus |
Dendrobium Swartz 1799 |
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chromosomes |
2n = 38 |
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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 |
deciduous forests in India (Assam, Sikkim, Kalimpong), Bhutan, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia,
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Viet Nam (Cao Bang, Dak Lak, Ha Giang, Lang Son, Tuyen Quang), Hong Kong, |
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China (Guizhou, Guagdong, Guangxi, Hainan) |
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altitude |
400 - 787 (1400) m (1320 - 2597 (4620) ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Lang Son (Lang Son, Viet Nam) |
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Köppen climate classification : Cfa, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with very hot summers |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 600 m / 1980 ft) : |
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pfotoperiod |
in Lang Son this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 26 m' to 10 h 34 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte |
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brightness |
partial shade |
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| inflorescence |
length |
26 - 40 cm (10.4" - 16"), from the upper nodes |
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nr flowers |
20 - 24, fragrants |
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size |
single flower 3.5 L 4.5 cm (1.4" L 1.8") - inflorescence 30 L 14 cm (12" L 5.6") |
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duration |
inflorescence ≈ 20 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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