| Grammatophyllum scriptum photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Linnaeus) von Blume, Carl Ludwig |
| published in | Rumphia 4 : 48 1849 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Cymbidiinae | |
| genus | Grammatophyllum Blume 1825 | |
| chromosomes | 2n = 40 | |
| 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 | lowland forests, on coconut trees, close to the sea, lagoons, in Malaysia (Borneo), Indonesia (Moluccas, |
| Seram, Kaloa, Kobisanta, Banda Peira, Sulawesi, Lesser Sunda Islands), Papua (Manus), | ||
| The Philippines, Solomon Islands (Buoganville, Siwai, Kieta, Santa Ysabel) | ||
| altitude | 0 - 100 m (0 - 330 ft) | |
| climate |
climate informations from Kendari (South East Sulawesi, 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 50 m / 165 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Kendari this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 16 m' to 11 h 44 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brigthness | full sun | |
| inflorescence | length | 170 - 190 cm (68" - 76"), basal |
| nr flowers | 36 - 48 | |
| size | single flower 7 L 7 cm (2.8" L 2.8") - inflorescence 90 L 20 cm (36" L 8") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 120 - 140 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
