| Cleisostoma arietinum photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Reichenbach f.) Garay, Leslie Andrew |
| published in | Botanical Museum leaflets, Harvard University 23 : 169 1972 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Vandeae | |
| subtribe | Aeridinae | |
| genus | Cleisostoma Blume 1825 | |
| 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 | forest in Thailand (Doui Sutep, Chieng Mai, Phu Phan), Malaysia |
| altitude | 305 - 457 m (1006 - 1508 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Chieng Mai (Roi Et, Thailand) | |
| 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 300 m / 990 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Chieng Mai this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 14 m' to 10 h 46 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 25 - 35 cm (10" - 14"), axillary |
| nr flowers | 80 - 150 | |
| size | single flower 0.8 L 1 (0.32" L 0.4") - inflorescence 6 L 1 cm (6.4" L 0.4") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 150 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 - 70 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
