| Aerides multiflora photo C.Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Roxburgh, William |
| published in | Plants of the Coast of Coromandel 3 : 68 1820 | |
| Family | Orchidaceae | |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| Tribe | Vandeae | |
| Subtribe | Aeridinae | |
| Genus | Aerides de Loureiro 1790 | |
| 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 | origin | deciduous forests un India (Garo Hills), Nepal, Thailand |
| altitude | 100 - 1100 m (330 - 3600 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Mae Hong Son (Mae Hong Son, Thailand) |
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| Köppen climate classification : Aw, tropical savanna climate (with a dry season and a rainy season) | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 600 m / 1980 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Mae Hong Son this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 17 m' to 10 h 43 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | sunny | |
| inflorescence | length | 60 - 90 cm (24" - 36"), axillary |
| nr flowers | 110 - 230, fragrant | |
| size | single flower 2,5 L 2 cm (0.82" L 0.8") - inflorescence 60 L 30 cm (24" L 12") | |
| duration | inflorescence, ≈ 40 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 120 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
