| Eria biflora photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Griffith, William |
| published in | Notulae ad Plantas Asiaticas 3 : 302 1851 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Podochileae | |
| subtribe | Eriniinae | |
| genus | Eria Lindley 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 | primary forests in India (Assam), Nepal, Bhutan, Burma (Mergui), Thailand (Doi Pa Kao, Kao Soi Dong, |
| Kao Keo Range, Satul), Laos, Viet Nam, Malaysia (Borneo), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Sunda Islands) | ||
| altitude | 200 - 1650 m (660 - 5445 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Batu (Java, Indonesia) |
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| Köppen climate classification : Aw, tropical savanna climate (with a dry season and a rainy season) | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 900 m / 2970 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Batu this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 30 m' to 11 h 30 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 1 cm (0.4"), from the upper nodes, the middle and lowers |
| nr flowers | 2 | |
| misure | single flower 0.7 L 0.6 cm (0.28" L 0.24") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 6 - 8 days | |
| CITES | appendix | |
