| Dendrochilum pallidiflavens var oblongum photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | von Blume, Carl Ludwig |
| published in | Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië 399, t . 52 1825 | |
| var. oblongum | described by | Wood, Jeffrey James |
| published in | Dendrochilum Borneo 79 2001 | |
| 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 Thailand (Kaw Pu, Krabi, Ban Na, Surat), Malesia (Thaiping Hills, Marwell's Hill, Perak, Borneo, Baram, Sarawak), Brunei (Bukit Batu Patam, Ulu Ingei, Belait), Indonesia, The Philippines |
| altitude | 50 - 300 m (165 - 990 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Surat Tani (Surat, Thailand) |
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| Köppen climate classification : Am, tropical monsoon climate (a dry season and a wet season very rainy) | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 175 m / 580 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Surat Tani this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 36 m' to 11 h 24 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 25 - 35 cm (10" - 14"), from the base of the leaf |
| nr flowers | 26 - 32, fragrants | |
| size | singol flower 1.6 L 0.4 cm (0.64" L 0.16") - inflorescence 18 L 1 cm (7.2" L 0.4") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 20 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
