| Coelogyne viscosa photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav |
| published in | Allgemeine Gartenzeitung 24 : 218 1856 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Arethuseae | |
| subtribe | Coelogyninae | |
| genus | Coelogyne Lindley 1821 | |
| chromosomes | 2n = 40 | |
| 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 | primary evergreen forest in India (Godok-Todey forest, Kalimpong), Burma (Moulmein), |
| Laos (Pho Khao Koouai), Viet Nam, Thailand, China (Yunnan) | ||
| altitude | 500 - 2000 m (1650 - 6600 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Vientiane (13 km. from Phou Khao Protected Area, Laos) | |
| 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 1250 m / 4125 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Vientiane this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 10 m' to 10 h 50 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| inflorescence | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 7 - 8 cm (2.8" - 3.2"), apical |
| nr flowers | 3 - 4, fragrant | |
| size | single flower 4 L 4 cm (1.6" L 1.6") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 25 - 30 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 5 - 6 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
