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| taxonomy |
described by |
Lindley, John |
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published in |
Edwards's Botanical Register 24 (misc.) : 91 . no 171 1838 |
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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, 80 |
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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 (Suruk, Samalbong Busty, Kalimpong, Lopchu forest, Darjeeling), Nepal, Bhutan, Burma, |
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Thailand, VietNam (Quang Binh), China (Yunnan, Xizang, Zizhiqu), Malaysia (Perak, Bukit Larut) |
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altitude |
800 - 3200 m (2640 - 10560 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 / 6600 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 or litophyte |
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brightness |
partial shade |
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| inflorescence |
length |
6 - 8 cm (2.4 - 3.2"), apical |
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nr flowers |
1 - 2 |
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size |
single flower 4 L 4,5 cm (1.6 L 1.8") |
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duration |
single flower ≈ 10 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 days |
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appendix |
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