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| taxonomy |
described by |
Paxton, Joseph |
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published in |
Paxton's Magazine of Botany 10 : 97 1843 |
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family |
Orchidaceae |
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subfamily |
Epidendroideae |
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tribe |
Cymbidieae |
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subtribe |
Cymbidiinae |
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genus |
Cymbidium Swartz 1799 |
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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 |
cloud forests on rocks or moss-covered trees, in India (Sikkim, Lachen, Meghalaya, Lungshel, Lava forest),
Kalimpong, Todey Busty, Kurseong, Darjeeling, Bhutan, Nepal, Thailand (Loei), Viet Nam, China (Yunnan) |
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altitude |
1300 - 2300 m (4290 - 6900 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Shillong (Meghalaya, India) |
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Köppen climate classification : Cfa, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with very hot summers |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1800 m / 5940 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Shillong this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 41 m' to 10 h 19 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte or litophyte |
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brightness |
partial shade |
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| inflorescence |
length |
28 - 32 cm (11.2" - 12.8"), basal, pendulous |
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nr flowers |
18 - 22 |
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size |
single flower 4.5 L 3.5 cm (1.8" L 1.4") - inflorescence 20 L 6 cm (8" L 2.4") |
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duration |
inflorescence ≈ 30 - 40 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 180 days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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