| Flickingeria fimbriata photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Blume) Hawkes, Alex Drum |
| published in | Orchid Weekly 2 ( 46 ) : 454 1961 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Malaxideae | |
| subtribe | Dendrobiinae | |
| genus | Flickingeria Hawkes 1961 | |
| 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 |
semi-deciduous or evergreen forests along rivers' water, in India (Assam, Andaman and Nicobar Islands), |
| Nepal, Thailand (Kaw Samui, Surat, Kaw Tao,Kao Kala Kiri, Pattani, Khao Yai Park, Yanyao, Dan Chumpon, | ||
| Krat), Laos, Viet Nam (Dak Lak, Ha Tinh, Kon Tum, Quang Binh), China (Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan), | ||
| Malaysia (Borneo, Sarawak, Kedah, Baling, Kepong, Kuala Lumpur Temple Park), | ||
| Indonesia (Sumatra, Soroake, Java, Sulawesi, the Sunda Islands), The Philippines | ||
| altitude | 50 - 1300 m (165 - 4290 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Kon Tum (Kon Tum, Viet Nam) |
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| Köppen climate classification : Cfa, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with very hot summers | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 600 m / 1980 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Kon Tum this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 57 m' to 11 h 03 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 1,5 cm (0.6"), apical |
| nr flowers | 1 - 2, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 3.5 L 2 cm (1.4" L 0.8") | |
| duration | single flower, 8 - 10 hours | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 8 - 10 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
