| Habenaria rhodocheila photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Hance, Henry fletcher |
| published in | Annales des Sciences Naturelles ; Botanique, ser. 5 , 5 : 243 1866 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Orchidoideae | |
| tribe | Orchideae | |
| subtribe | Orchidinae | |
| genus | Habenaria Willdenow 1805 | |
| chromosomes | 2n = 42 | |
| metabolism |
C3 pathway, stomata of the leaves are open during the day. |
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| (K.Silvera, L.S. Santiago, J.C. Cushman, K. Winter - International Symposium on Plant Biology, August 2013) | ||
| soluble mineral nutriens are effective both, foliar or on the roots. | ||
| native of | origins |
deciduous forests, pine or bamboo forests, near streams or waterfalls, in Cambodia, Laos, Burma (Mogok), |
| Thailand (Klawng Non Si, Kaw Chang), Viet Nam, (Dak Lak, Son La, Quang Nam), China (Fujian, Guanxi, | ||
| Guangdong, Guizhov, Hainan, Hunan, Jiangxi), Hong Kong, Malaysia (Penang), The Philippines | ||
| altitude | 50 - 700 m (165 - 2310 ft) | |
| climate |
climate informations from Nanmuping (Hunan, China) |
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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 350 m / 1155 ft) : | ||
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| photoperid | in Nanmuping this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 49 m' to 10 h 11 m' | |
| life form | geophyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 20 - 23 cm (8" - 9.2"), apical |
| nr flowers | 20 - 23 | |
| size | single flower 3 L 2 cm (1.2" L 0.8") - spur 2 cm (0.8") - inflorescence 16 L 8 cm (6.4" L 3.2" ) | |
| duration | 20 - 25 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ~ 30 days | |
| CITS | appendix | II |
