| Gastrochilus acutifolius photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Lindley) Kuntz, Carl Ernst Otto |
| published in | Revisio Generum Plantarum 2 : 661 5 nov. 1891 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Vandeae | |
| subtribe | Aeridinae | |
| genus | Gastrochilus D. Don 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 moss forests in India (Assam, Khasi Hills, Nagaland, Meghalaya), Nepal, Bhutan, Burma, Thailand, |
| Viet Nam (Quang Binh, Son Là) | ||
| altitudie | 550 - 1300 m (1815 - 4290 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Cherrapunj (Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, India) |
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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 900 m / 2970 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Cherrapunj this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 409 m' to 10 h 20 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 6 - 8 cm (2.4" - 3.2"), |
| nr flowers | 10 - 12, fragrants, axillary | |
| size | single flower 2 L 3 cm (0.8" L 1.2") - inflorescence 4 L 4 cm (1.6" L 1.6") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 30 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 100 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
