| Jimensia szetschnanica | photo C. Solimbergo | |
| (Bletilla szetschuanica) | ||
| taxonomy | described by | (Schlechter), Garay, Leslie Andrew & Schultes, Richard Evans |
| published in | Botanical Museum Leaflets 18 ( 5 ) : 185 1958 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Arethuseae | |
| subtribe | Coelogyninae | |
| genus | Jimensia Rafinesque 1836 | |
| 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 | origin | China (Baoxing, Sichuan, Wolong) |
| altitude | 1000 - 1600 m (3300 - 5280 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Zengjia (Sichuan, 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 1300 m / 4290 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Zengjia this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 14 h 10 m' to 9 h 50 m' | |
| life form | geophyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 15 - 25 cm (6" - 10"), apical |
| nr flowers | 5 - 8 | |
| size | single flower 7 L 7 cm (2.8" L 2.8") - inflorescence 18 L 13 cm (7.2" L 5.2") | |
| duration | inflorescence length, ≈ 30 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 25-30 days | |
| notes | plant donated by G.A.O. of Milan | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
