not yet in bloom
| Dimorphorchis lowii |
| taxonomy | described by | (Bentham & Hooker f.) Rolfe, Robert Allen |
| published in | Orchid Review 27 : 149 1919 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Vandeae | |
| subtribe | Aeridinae | |
| genus | Dimorphorchis Rolfe 1919 | |
| 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, on cliffs, often of high trees overhanging rivers' water, in Malaysia (Borneo, Sarawak, Tambunan) |
| plant rare in nature | ||
| altitude | 100 - 900 m (330 - 2970 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Tambunan (Sabah, Indonesia) |
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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 500 m / 1650 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Tambunan this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 21 m' to 11 h 39 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | sunny to full sun | |
| inflorescence | length | |
| nr flowers | ||
| size | ||
| duration | ||
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ days | |
| notes | need to wrap the roots in sphagnum moss and wet it 4 - 5 times a day - grows is very slow |
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| CITES | appendix | II |
