| (Coelogyne ochracea) |
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| taxonomy |
described by |
(Wallich ex D Don) Lindley, John |
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published in |
The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 40 1830 |
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family |
Orchidaceae |
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subfamily |
Epidendroideae |
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tribe |
Arethuseae |
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subtribe |
Coelogyninae |
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genus |
Coelogyne Lindley 1821 |
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chromosomes |
2n = 40 |
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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) |
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it is useful give the soluble mineal nutriens, on the roots. |
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| native of |
origins |
forests in India (Sikkim, Rhenoch, Kalimpong, Nok Dara, Todey-Tangta, Bootan, Darjeeling, Lopchu forest,
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Darjeeling), Nepal, Bhutan (Dhopi, Tsirang), Burma (Moulmein), Laos, Thailand (Doi Inthanon), |
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Viet Nam, China (Yunnan) |
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altitude |
1219 - 2800 m (4023 - 9240 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Darjeeling (Sikkim, India) |
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Köppen climate classification : Cwb, humid subtropical climate, with hot summer |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 2000 m / 600 ft)) : |
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photoperiod |
in Darjeeling this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 48 m' to 10 h 12 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte
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brightness |
partial shade |
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| inflorescence |
length |
13 cm (5.2"), apical |
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nr flowers |
4, fragrants |
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misure |
single flower 4 L 4 cm (1.6" L 1.6") - inflorescence 10 L 7 cm (4" L 2.8") |
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duration |
inflorescence ≈ 30 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 20 days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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