| Arundina graminifolia photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (D. Don) Hochreutiner, Benedict Pierre Georges |
| published in | Buletin New York Botanical Garden 6 : 270 1910 | |
| Family | Orchidaceae | |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| Tribe | Arethuseae | |
| Subtribe | Arethusinae | |
| Genus | Arundina Blume 1825 | |
| chromosomes | 2n = 32, 38, 40 | |
| metabolism | C3 pathway, stomata of the leaves are open during the day. | |
| (K.Silvera, L.S. Santiago, J.C. Cushman, K. Winter - International Symposium on Plant Biology, August 2013) | ||
| soluble mineral nutriens are effective both, foliar or on the roots. | ||
| native of | origins |
India (Assam-Moreh, Sikkim), Sri Lanka (Candy), Bhutan (Trongsa, Shemgang), Nepal, Cambodia, |
| Laos, Thailand (Doi Sutep, Kao Kuap, Krat, Pu Kio, Chaiyapum, Kaokeo,Songkla, Mê Tûn, Ciengmai, | ||
| Betong, Pattani, Bangto, Pang-nga, Kao Bangto, Kwan Po, Satul), Viet Nam (Dak Lak, Komtum, Lam Dong, | ||
| Nihn Thuan, Son La, Vinh Phuc), Malaysia (Kelantan, Batu, Hampar, Sabah, Logkogungan, Sunsuron, | ||
| Penampang, Sarawak, Kuching, Jalan, Bau), Indonesia (Sulawesi), China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guanxi, | ||
| Guixhou, Hainan, Hunan, Jangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang) | ||
| now invaded Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Jamaica and Guadaloupe. | ||
| altitude | 66 - 1800 m (218 - 5940 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Kandy (Kandy, Sri Lanka) |
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| Köppen climate classification : Af, humid tropical climate of the rainforest | ||
| (no winter season, more abundant rainfall) | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 500 m / 1650 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Kandy this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 29 m' to 11 h 31 m' | |
| life form | geophyte | |
| brightness | full sun | |
| inflorescence | length | 8 cm (3.2"), apical |
| no flowers | 1 - 3 | |
| size | single flower 7 L 7 cm (2.8" L 2.8") | |
| duration | single flower, ~ 7 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
