Sedirea japonica photo C. Solimbergo |
taxonomy | described by | (Reichenbach f.) Garay,Leslie Andrew & Sweet, Herman Royden |
published in | Orchids S. Ryukyu Islands 149 1974 | |
family | Orchidaceae | |
subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
tribe | Vandeae | |
subtribe | Aeridinae | |
genus | Sedirea Garay & Sweet 1974 | |
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 | Japan (Irimote Island, Nago, in Japan this orchid is called Nago orchid, from the city of Nago, |
mountain location in Okinawa, Honshu, Izu Peninsula) | ||
China (Yunnan, Zhejiang), South Korea (Jeju Island) | ||
altitude | 600 - 1400 m (2000 - 4600 ft) | |
habitat | climate informations from Nago (Okinawa, Japan) | |
Köppen climate classification : Cfa, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with very hot summers | ||
the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1000 m / 3300 ft) : | ||
photoperiod |
in Nago this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 45 m' to 10 h 15 m' |
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life form | epiphyte | |
brightness | partial shade | |
inflorescence | length | 20 - 24 cm (8" - 9.6"), axillary |
nr flowers | 8 - 12, fragrants | |
size | single flower 4 L 3.5 cm (1.6" L 1.4") - inflorescence 16 L 6 cm (10.4" L 2.4") | |
duration | inflorescence ≈ 50 - 60 days | |
time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 - 90 days | |
CITES | appendix | II |