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| taxonomy |
described by |
(Reichenbach f.) Sweet, Herman Royden |
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published in |
Genus Phalaenopsis 53 1980 |
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family |
Orchidaceae |
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subfamily |
Epidendroideae |
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tribe |
Vandeae |
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subtribe |
Aeridinae |
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genus |
Phalaenopsis Blume 1825 |
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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 |
evergreen forests, on branches moss covered, in India (Assam, Sikkim, Khasia Hills, Darjeeling, |
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Tarkhola, Kalimpong, Sukuma forest, Kurseong), Bhutan, Burma (Nampakon), |
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Viet Nam (Ha Giang, Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa), China (Ma Li Po) |
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altitude |
336 - 457 (1100) m (1109 - 1508 (3630) ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Thanh Hoa (Thanh Hoa, Viet Nam) |
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Köppen climate classification : Aw, tropical savanna climate (with a dry season and a rainy season) |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 400 m / 1320 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Thanh Hoa this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 13 h 18 m', to 10 h 42 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte |
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brightness |
low |
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| inflorescence |
length |
4 - 7 cm (1.6" - 2.8"), axillary |
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nr flowers |
5 - 9 |
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size |
single flower 2 L 2 cm (0.8" L 0.8"), inflorescence 15 L 5 cm (6" L 2") |
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duration |
inflorescence ≈ days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 100 days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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