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| taxonomy |
described by |
(Rolfe) Rolfe, Robert Allen |
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published in |
Orchid Review 26 : 58 1918 |
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family |
Orchidaceae |
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subfamily |
Epidendroideae |
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tribe |
Cymbidieae |
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subtribe |
Eulophiinae |
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genus |
Cymbidiella Rolfe 1918 |
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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 Madagascar (Antsiranana, Fianaranana, Fianarantsoa, Toamasina, Marojejy, Tananbe), |
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often in conjuction with Platecerium palms |
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altitude |
500 - 1210 m (1650 - 3990 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Ranohira ( Ihorombe, Fianaratsoa, Madagascar) |
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Köppen climate classification : Aw, tropical savanna climate (with a dry season and a rainy season) |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 850 m / 2800 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Ranohira this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 29 m' to 10 h 31 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte |
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brightness |
sunny |
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| inflorescence |
length |
36 cm (14.4"), basal |
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nr flowers |
12 – 18, fragrants, one at a time |
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misure |
single flower 7 L 7 cm (2.8" L 2.8") - inflorescence L cm |
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duration |
single flower, ≈ 7 days - inflorescence, 60 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 70 - 90 days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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