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| taxonomy |
described by |
(Linnaeus) Swartz, Olof (Peter) |
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published in |
Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis 6 : 85, f . 5B 1799 |
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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 |
forests of India, Nepal, Burma, Viet Nam, south Korea, Japan (Okinawa, Islands of Ryukyu, Honsu,
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Shikoku and Kyushu), Taiwan, China (Auhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, |
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Hunan, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang) |
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altitude |
800 - 2500 (3000) m (2640 - 8250 (9900) ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Naha (Ryukyu Islands, Kyushu, Japan) |
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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 1000 m / 3300 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Naha this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 44 m' to 10 h 16 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte or litophyte |
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brightness |
partial shade |
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| inflorescence |
length |
1 cm (0.4"), from the upper nodes |
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nr flowers |
1 - 3, fragrant |
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size |
single flower 3 L 3 cm (1.2" L 1.2") |
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duration |
single flower, ≈ 15 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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