| Dendrobium aphanochilum photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Kraenzlin, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig |
| published in | Das Pflanzenreich 1 : 100 1910 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Malaxideae | |
| subtribe | Dendrobiinaee | |
| genus | Dendrobium Swartz 1799 | |
| 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 | forests in Indonesia (Moluccas, Ambon, Mt. Salhoetoe, Seram, Makino River, Hotoemeten, Manoesela) |
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this plant is also sold under the name of Dendrobium lawesii alba
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| altitude | 800 - 1700 m (2640 - 5610 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Ambon (Maluku, Indonesia) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Af, humid tropical climate of the rainforest | ||
| (no winter season, more abundant rainfall) | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1250 m / 5800 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Ambon this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 14 m' to 11 h 46 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 3 cm (1.2"), from the upper nodes |
| nr flowers | 7 - 10, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 2.5 L 2.5 cm (1" L 1") - depth 3 cm (1.2") - inflorescence 7 L 6 cm (2.8" L 2.4") | |
| duration | inflorescence length, ≈ 60 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 - 35 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
