| Dendrochilum filiforme photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Lindley, John |
| published in | Edwards's Botanical Register 26 : misc. 52 1840 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Arethuseae | |
| subtribe | Coelogyninae | |
| genus | Dendrochilum Blume 1825 | |
| 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 The Philippines (Luzon, Benguet, Laguna, Rizal, Luzon, Visayas, San Antonio) |
| altitude | 540 - 1877 m (1782 - 6194 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Calamba (Laguna, The Philippines) |
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| 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 1150 m / 3800 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Calamba this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 56 m' to 11 h 04 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 70 - 80 cm (28" - 32"), from the base of the leaf |
| nr flowers | 36 - 48, fragrans | |
| size | single flower 1 L 1.4 cm (0.4" L 0.56") - inflorescence 40 L 2.5 cm (16" L 1") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 30 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
