Paraphalaenopsis labukensis photo C. Solimbergo |
taxonomy | described by | (Schim, Lambert & Chan) Shim, Phyau Soon |
published in | Malayan Nature Journal 36 ( 1 ) : 21 1982 | |
family | Orchidaceae | |
subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
tribe | Vandeae | |
subtribe | Aeridinae | |
genus | Paraphalaenopsis Hawkes 1964 | |
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 | forests in Malaysia (Sabah, Labuk Valley, Mt. Kinabalu, Lohau River, Ranau, Bukit Ampuan) |
altitude | 500 - 900 m (1650 - 2970 ft) | |
habitat | climate informations from Ranau (Labuk Valley, Sabah, 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 700 m / 2310 ft) : | ||
photoperiod | in Ranau this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 12 h 24 m' to 11 h 36 m' | |
life form | epiphyte | |
brightness | partial shade | |
inflorescence | length | 10 - 13 cm (4" - 5.2"), basal |
nr flowers | 6 - 8, fragrants | |
size | single flower 6 L 7 cm (2.4" L 2.8") - inflorescence L cm | |
duration | inflorescence ≈ 30 days | |
time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 50 - 60 days | |
CITES | appendix | II |