| Dendrobium macrophyllum photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Richard, Achille |
| published in | Sert. Astrol. 22 : misc. 36 1834 | |
| 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 |
primary rainforest on the coast of Malaysia (Borneo), Indonesia (Java, Irian Jaja, Timor, Maluku Islands, |
| Sulawesi, Palau, Kepala Burung, Kecamatan, Manokwari, Mupi Dessa, Ambon, Moluccas), Papua (Kupei Pass, | ||
| New Ireland), The Philippines, Islands of Western Pacific, Solomon (Undine Bay, Peama, Pentecost, Lanua Lava) |
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| altitude | 0 - 1200 (2000) m ( 0 - 3960 (6600) ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Sukabuni (West Java, 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 600 m / 1980 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Sukabuni this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 26 m' to 11 h 34 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 8 - 12 cm (3.2" - 4.8"), apical |
| nr flowers | 3 - 5, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 4 L 4 cm (1.6" L 1.6") - inflorescence 7 L 5 cm | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 30 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 45 - 50 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
