Dendrobium loddigesii

Dendrobium loddigesii

Dendrobium loddigesii                                                                                                                                                    photo C. Solimbergo
   
taxonomy         described by Rolfe, Robert Allen
  published in       The Gardners' Chronicle . serie 3   2 : 155    1887
     
  famigly Orchidaceae
  subfamily Epidendroideae
  tribe  Malaxideae
  subtribe Dendrobiinae
  genus Dendrobium  Swartz 1799
     
  chromosomes  2n = 38  
  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 humid forests in Laos (Xieng Khouang, Muang Cha, Chieng Kwang), Viet Nam (Lao Bang, Ha Giang,
    Quang Binh),China (Guangdong, Guizhou, Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan, Bai Sha, Yunnan, Meng La, Si Mao,
    Kwangtung), Hong Kong
  altitude 300 - 1600 m (990 - 5280 ft)
  habitat climate informations from Xiang Khoang (Laos)
    Köppen climate classification : Cfa, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with very hot summers
    the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1000 m / 3300 ft) :
    Dendrobium loddigesii a gr uk
  photoperiod in Xiang Khoang this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 17 m' to 10 h 43 m'
  life form epiphyte, litophyte or geophyte
  brightness    partial shade
     
inflorescence     length 1 cm (0.4"), from the upper nodes 
  nr flowers 1 - 2, fragrants
  size single flower  2.5 L 4.5 cm  (1" L 1.8")
  duration inflorescence12 - 14 days
  time to bloom from birth, ≈ 90 days
     
notes   need a dry winter rest
     
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