| Hygrochilus parishi var mariottianus photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Reichenbach f.) Pfitzer, Ernst Hugo Heinrich |
| published in | Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien 2 ( 6 ) : 210 1889 | |
| var. mariottianus | described by | (Reichenbach f.) Pradhan, Udai Chandra |
| published in | Indian Orchid Journal 2 : 11 1987 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Vandeae | |
| subtribe | Aeridinae | |
| genus | Hygrochilus Pfitzer 1897 | |
| 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 | deciduous forests in India (Assam), Burma (Ta-Ok), Thailand (north, north-east, west, Chiang Mai), Viet Nam, Laos, China (Yunnan) |
| altitude | 540 - 1000 (1780 - 3300 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Ruili (Yunnan, China) |
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| Köppen climate classification : Cwb, humid subtropical climate, with hot summer | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 800 m / 2640 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Ruili this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 36 m' to 10 h 24 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | full sun | |
| inflorescence | length | 14 cm (5.6"), axillary |
| nr flowers | 10 - 14, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 4.5 L 4.5 cm (1.8" L 1.8") - inflorescence 20 L 8 cm (8" L 3.2") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 60 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 90 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
