Schoenorchis juncifolia

Schoenorchis juncifolia

Schoenorchis juncifolia                                                                                                                                                   photo C. Solimbergo
   
taxonomy described by (Blume)  Reinwardt, Caspar George Carl
  published in       Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië  8 : 31    20 sep - 7 dec 1825
     
  family Orchidaceae
  subfamily Epidendroideae
  tribe Vandeae
  subtribe Aeridinae
  genus Schoenorchis  Blume 1825
     
  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 (Borneo), Indonesia (Sumatra, Berastagi, Alahan Panjang, Java, Tjibodes forest)
  altitude 500 - 1800 m (1650 - 5940 ft)
  habitat climate informations from Berastagi North Sumatra, Indonesia)
    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 1150 m / 3800 ft) :
    Schoenorchis juncifolia b gr uk
  photoperiod in Berastagi this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 13 m' to 11 h 47 m'
  life form epiphyte
  brightness    partial shade
     
inflorescence     length 7 cm (2.8"), axillary
  nr flowers 24 - 32
  size single flower 0.4 L 0.2 cm (0.16" L 0.08") - inflorescence  L  cm
  duration inflorescence60 - 90 days
  time to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 days  
     
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