| Jumellea comorensis photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Reichenbach f.) Schlechter, Friedrich Richard Rudolf |
| published in | Beiefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt 33 ( 2 ) : 428 1915 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Vandeae | |
| subtribe | Angraecinae | |
| genus | Jumellea Schlechter 1914 | |
| 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 | forests of the Comoros Islands (Mayotte, Ngazidja, Nioumbadjou, Itsoundzou) and Madagascar |
| altitude | 340 - 700 m (1122 - 2310 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Mbèni (Gran Comore Island, Comoros) |
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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 500 m / 1650 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Mbèni this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 45 m' to 11 h 15 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 3 cm (1.2"), axillary |
| nr flowers | 1, fragrant | |
| size | single flower 5 L 6 cm (2" L 2.4") - spur 12 cm (4.8") | |
| duration | single flower, ≈ 30 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth ≈ 60 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
