| Kingidium deliciosum photo C.Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Reichenbach f.) Sweet, Robert |
| published in | American Orchid Society Bulletin 39 . 1095 1970 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Vandeae | |
| subtribe | Aeridinae | |
| genus | Kingidium Hunt 1970 | |
| 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 | India, Viet Nam (Nghe An, Quang Binh, Tay Ninh, Hue), Malaysia (Malacca, Jasin, Senggeh, Selandar, |
| Hutan Rekreasi Batu Lebah), The Philippines | ||
| altitude | 13 - 900 m (43 - 2970 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Dong Hoi (Quang Binh, Viet Nam) |
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| Köppen climate classification : Am, tropical monsoon climate (a dry season and a wet season very rainy) | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 450 m / 1485 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Dong Hoi this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 09 m' to 10 h 51 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | low | |
| inflorescence | length | 6 - 7 cm (2.4" - 2.8"), axillary |
| nr flowers | 7 - 9, one at a time | |
| size | single flower 1.2 L 1.2 cm (0.48" L 0.48") | |
| duration | single flower ≈ 5 days - inflorescence ≈ 70 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 40 - 60 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
