| Dendrobium trigonopus photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav |
| published in | The Gardners' Chronicle, ser. 3 2 : 682 1887 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Malaxideae | |
| subtribe | Dendrobiinae | |
| genus | Dendrobium Swartz 1799 | |
| 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) | ||
| it is useful give the soluble mineal nutriens, on the roots. | ||
| native of | origins | forests of Burma (Shan), Thailand (Kao Krading, Lôi, Chiengmai, Chiengdao, Doi Pahom, Poh), |
| Laos, Viet Nam, China (Yunnan) | ||
| altitude | 300 - 1500 m (990 - 4950 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Heho (Shan, Burma) |
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| Köppen climate classification : Cfa, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with very hot summers | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 900 m / 2970 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Heho this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 22 m' to 10 h 38 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 3 cm (1.2"), from the upper nodes |
| nr flowers | 2 - 4, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 3 L 3.5 cm (1.2" L 1.14") | |
| duration | single flower, ≈ 60 days | |
| time | from birth to bloom 90 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
