Paraphalaenopsis denevei photo C. Solimbergo |
taxonomy | described by | (JJ Smith) Hawkes, Alex Drum |
published in | Orquidea (Niteroi) 25 : 212 1963 | |
family | Orchidaceae | |
subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
tribe | Vandeae | |
subtribe | Aeridinae | |
genus | Paraphalaenopsis Hawkes 1964 | |
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 | primary forests, along rivers, in Malaysia (Borneo, Pontianak) - rare plant in nature |
altitude | 0 - 300 m (0 - 990 ft) | |
habitat | climate informations from Pontiank (West Kalimantan, Malaysia) | |
Köppen climate classification : Af, humid tropical climate of the rainforest | ||
(without a winter season, more and abundant rainfall) | ||
the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 300 m / 990 ft) : | ||
photoperiod | in Pontianak this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, constant throughout the year, of 12 h 00 m' | |
life form | epiphyte | |
brightness | partial shade | |
inflorescence | length | 4 cm (1.6"), basal |
nr flowers | 6 - 8, fragrants | |
size | single flower 5 L 5 cm (2" L 2"), inflorescence 8 L 14 cm (3.2" L 5.6") | |
duration | single flower, ≈ 7 days - inflorescence, ≈ 30 - 40 days | |
time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 40 - 60 days | |
CITES | appendix | II |