| Acanthephippium mantinianum photo C.Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Linden, Jean & JulesCogniaux, Celestin Alfred |
| published in | Le Journal des Orchidees 7 : 138 1896 | |
| Family | Orchidaceae | |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| Tribe | Collabieae | |
| Subtribe | ||
| Genus | Acanthephyppium (Endlicher) Blume 1828 | |
| chromosomes | 2n = 48 | |
| 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) | ||
| it is useful give the soluble mineal nutriens, on the roots. | ||
| native of | origin | mountainous regions of the Philippines (Cordillera, Luzon) |
| altitude | 500 - 1500 m (1650 - 5000 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Banave (Cordillera, Luzon, Philippines) | |
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Köppen climate classification : Am, tropical monsoon climate (a dry season and a wet season very rainy) |
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| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1000 m / 3300 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Banave this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 09 m' to 12 h 51 m' | |
| life form | geophyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 10 cm (4"), basal |
| nr flowers | 3 - 4, fragrant | |
| size | single flower 2 L 3 cm (0.8" L 1.2") - inflorescence 4 L 11 cm (1.6" L 4.04") | |
| duration | 'inflorescence ≈ 30 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 days | |
| notes | sandy soil, rich in debris of leaves - does not like repotting | |
| CITES | appendix II | |
