| Eria javanica photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Swartz) von Blume, Carl Ludwig |
| published in | Rumphia 2 : 23 1836 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Podochileae | |
| subtribe | Eriniinae | |
| genus | Eria Lindley 1825 | |
| chomosomes | 2n = 36 | |
| 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 |
swampy mangroves forests in India (Sikkim), Burma, Thailand (Banang Sta, Pattani, Chiengmai, |
| Laos (Vientiane), China (Yunnan), Malaysia (Borneo, Perak, Kalimantan, Pontianak, Pahang, Tembeling, | ||
| Penampang, Ulu Moyong), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, Celebes, Moluccas), Papua (Mt. Ambua), | ||
| The Philippines | ||
| altitude | 0 - 1500 m (0 - 4950 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Wonosobo (Java, 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 750 m / 2475 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Wonosobo this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 29 m' to 11 h 31 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 60 - 80 cm (24" - 32"), from the upper nodes |
| nr flowers | 30 - 50 | |
| size | single flower 6 L 5 cm (2.4" L 3") - inflorescence 23 L 6 cm (9.2" L 2.4") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 15 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 150 days | |
| CITES | appendix |
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