| taxonomy |
described by |
(Rollfe) King, George |
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published in |
Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 29 : 320 . 1892 |
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Family |
Orchdaceae |
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Subfamily |
Cypripedioideae |
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Tribe |
- - |
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Subtribe |
- - |
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Genus |
Cypripedium von Linnaeus 1753 |
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chromosomes |
2n = 20 |
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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 |
origin |
sparse forests, forests margins, scrubby slopes, grassy slopes, stony places, in Bhutan, China (Gansu, |
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Guizhou, Sichuan, Xizang Zizhiqu, Yunnan), India (Sikkim) |
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altitude |
2300 - 4200 m (7600 - 13900 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Shangri-La (Yunnan, China) |
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Köppen climate classification : Cwc, humid subtropical climate, short cool summer, cold winter |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 3250 m / 10700 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Shangri-La this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 50 m' to 10 h 10 m' |
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life form |
geophyte |
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brightness |
partial shade |
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| inflorescence |
lenght |
20 cm (8"), from the rosette of the leaves |
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flores |
1 |
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size |
single flower 6 L 6 cm (2.4" L 2.4") |
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duration |
single flower 20 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth ~ 15 - 20 days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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