Euanthe sanderiana photo C. Solimbergo |
taxonomy | described by | (Reichenbach f.) Schlechter, Friedrich Richard Rudolf |
published in | Die Orchideen 568 1914 | |
family | Orchidaceae | |
subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
tribe | Vandeae | |
subtribe | Aeridinae | |
genus | Euanthe Schlechter 1914 | |
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 | on trees near the sea, in The Philippines (Davao, Cotabato, Zamboanga) |
plant rare in nature | ||
altitude | 0 - 500 m (0 - 1650 ft) | |
habitat |
climate informations from Zamboanga (Zamboanga Peninsula, The Philippines) |
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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 250 m / 825 ft) : | ||
photoperiod | in Zamboanga this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 26 m' to 11 h 34 m' | |
life form | epiphyte | |
brigthness | sunny to full sun | |
inflorescence | length | 28 - 35 cm (11.2" - 14"), axillary |
nr flowers | 8 - 10 | |
size | single flower 10 L 8 cm (4" L 3.2") - inflorescence 20 L 15 cm (8" L 6") | |
duration | inflorescence ≈ 30 - 40 days | |
time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 40 days | |
CITES | appendix | II |