| Dendrobium crumenatum photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Swartz, Olof (Peter) |
| published in | Journal fur die Botanic 2 : 237 1799 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Malaxideae | |
| subtribe | Dendrobiinae | |
| genus | Dendrobium Swartz 1799 | |
| chromosomes | 2n = 38 | |
| 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 |
deciduous or semi-deciduous forests in India (Iava, Andamane and Nicobare Islands), Sri Lanka, Burma, |
| Thailand (Na Sak, Lungsuan, Tasan, Lumpawn), Laos, Cambodia, Viet Nam (Dak Lak, Kon Tum, Ninh Thuan, | ||
| Malaysia (Borneo, Sabah, Malacca, Padang-Panjang, Kota Belud, Tembeling), Brunei (Temburong Bangar), | ||
| Indonesia (Java, Sunda Islands, Sumatra, Sulawesi, Ambon, Sarakaw, Kuching), Taiwan, The Philippines, | ||
| Fiji (Suva), Bouganville, Australia (Christmas Islands) | ||
| altitude | 15 - 1300 m (50 - 4290 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from The Settlement (Christmas Island, Australia) | |
| 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 650 m / 2145 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | at The Settlement this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 41 m' to 11 h 19 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | sunny | |
| inflorescence | length | 60 - 120 cm (24" - 48"), from the upper nodes |
| nr flower | 9 - 15, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 4 L 4 cm (1.6" L 1.6") | |
| duration | single flower ≈ 24 hours | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
