| Coelogyne tomentosa photo C. Solimbergo | ||
| (Coelogyne dayana) |
| taxonomy | described by | Lindley, John |
| published in | Folia Orchidacea . Coelogyne 3 1853 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Arethuseae | |
| subtribe | Coelogyninae | |
| genus | Coelogyne Lindley 1821 | |
| 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 | forests in India, Thailand (Khao Luang, Sritammarat), Malaysia (Borneo, Bukit Etan) |
| altitude | 1100 - 2100 m (3630 - 6930 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from the weather station National Park Khao Luang (Phetchaburi, Thailand) | |
| 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 1600 m / 5280 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Khao Luang this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 02 m' to 10 h 58 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 50 - 60 cm (20" - 24"), apical |
| nr flowers | 18 - 24, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 4 L 5 cm (1.6" L 2") - inflorescence L cm | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 12 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 40 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
