| Hygrochilus parishii photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Reichenbach f.) Pfitzer, Ernst Hugo Heinrich |
| published in | Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien I ( II - IV ) : 112 1897 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Vandeae | |
| subtribe | Aeridinae | |
| genus | Hygrochilus Pfitzer 1897 | |
| chromosomes | 2n = 38 | |
| 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 primary forest in India (Assam, Manipur), Burma, Thailand (Doi Suthep, Kemarat, Chieng Mai), Burma (Ta-Ok), Viet Nam (Cao Bang, Ha Giang, Quang Binh, Thanh Hoa) |
| altitude | 540 - 1000 m (1780 - 3300 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Imphal (Manipur, 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 800 m / 2640 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Imphal this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 38 m' to 10 h 22 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness |
full sun | |
| inflorescence | length | 24 cm (9.6"), axillary |
| nr flowers | 5 - 6, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 5 L 4 cm (2" L 1.6") - inflorescence L cm | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 60 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
