Eria biflora photo C. Solimbergo |
taxonomy | described by | Griffith, William |
published in | Notulae ad Plantas Asiaticas 3 : 302 1851 | |
family | Orchidaceae | |
subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
tribe | Podochileae | |
subtribe | Eriniinae | |
genus | Eria Lindley 1825 | |
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) | ||
it is useful give the soluble mineal nutriens, on the roots. | ||
native of | origins | primary forests in India (Assam), Nepal, Bhutan, Burma (Mergui), Thailand (Doi Pa Kao, Kao Soi Dong, |
Kao Keo Range, Satul), Laos, Viet Nam, Malaysia (Borneo), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Sunda Islands) | ||
altitude | 200 - 1650 m (660 - 5445 ft) | |
habitat |
climate informations from Batu (Java, Indonesia) |
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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 900 m / 2970 ft) : | ||
photoperiod | in Batu this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 30 m' to 11 h 30 m' | |
life form | epiphyte | |
brightness | partial shade | |
inflorescence | length | 1 cm (0.4"), from the upper nodes, the middle and lowers |
nr flowers | 2 | |
misure | single flower 0.7 L 0.6 cm (0.28" L 0.24") | |
duration | inflorescence ≈ days | |
time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 6 - 8 days | |
CITES | appendix |