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| taxonomy |
desribed by |
Lindley, John |
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published in |
Folia Orchidacea. Coelogyne 7. 1854 |
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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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chromosones |
2n = 38 |
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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 |
India (Sikkim), Nepal (Saukhwasaba, Choki, Phedi, Barati-Tale, Bisauna, Kalinchok Range, Dolakha ), |
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Birmania, Laos (Pu Bia), Tailandia (Fang, Doi Ang Kang), Cina (Xizang, Zizhiqu) |
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altitude |
1829 - 2900 m (6000 - 9500 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 2300 m / 7600 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 22 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte on oaks and rhododendrons or lithophyte on wet rocks |
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brightness |
partial shade |
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| inflorescence |
length |
10 cm (4" ), apical |
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nr flowers |
4 |
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size |
single flower cm 4,5 L 4 (1.8" L 1.6" ) - inflorescence cm 10 L 9 (4" L 3.6") |
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duration |
inflorescence ~ |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ~ days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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