| not yet in bloom |
| Aeranthes arachnites |
| taxonomy | described by | (Thouras) Lindley, John |
| published in | Botanical Register 10 : t . 817 1824 | |
| Family | Orchidaceae | |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| Tribe | Vandeae | |
| Subtribe | Angraecinae | |
| Genus | Aerangis Lindley 1824 | |
| 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 | Madagascar (Tamatave, Toamasina, Fianarantsoa, Mananjary, Ambahy) |
| altitude | 16 - 1000 m (53 - 3300 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Ihosy (Fianaratsoa, Madagascar) |
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| 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 500 m /1650 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Ihosy this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 29 m' to 10 h 31 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | |
| nr flowers | ||
| size | ||
| duration | ||
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
