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taxonomy |
described by |
(Warner & Williams) Burbridge, Patricia P. |
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published in |
Orchid Album 2 : t . 80 1883 |
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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 |
forests in Malaysia (Borneo), Indonesia (Kalimantan), The Philippines (Sulu Archipelago, Manila, Luzon, |
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Nueva Vizcaya, Mindoro, Palawan, Bukidnon, Cotabato, Davao) |
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altitude |
610 (700 in Cotabato) m (2013 (2310 in Cotabato) ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Zamboanga (Sulu Archipelago, Philippines) |
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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 600 m / 1980 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Zamboanga this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 12 h 28 m', to 11 h 32 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte |
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brightness |
low |
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inflorescence |
length |
15 - 23 cm (6" - 9.2"), axillary |
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nr flowers |
4 - 6 |
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size |
single flower 4 L 4 cm (1.6" L 1.6") - inflorescence L cm |
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duration |
inflorescence ≈ days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 days |
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CITES |
appendix |
II |