| Liparis latifolia photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Blume) Lindley, John |
| published in | The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 30 1830 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Malaxideae | |
| subtribe | Liparidinae | |
| genus | Liparis L.C.Richard 1817 | |
| chromosomes | 2n = 42 | |
| metabolism | CAM pathway, stomata of the leaves are open at night. | |
| (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 | rain forests in Thailandia (Kao Luang, Sritammarat), China (Hainan), Indonesia, |
| Malaysia (Maxwell Hills, Sarawak, Monti Hose, Tambunan, Borneo, Sabah, Bario, Marudi, Pa Umor) | ||
| altitude | 400 - 1650 m (1320 - 5440 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Kampong Runguh (Sabah, Malesia) |
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| Köppen climate classification : Af, humid tropical climate of the rainforest | ||
| (without a winter season, more and abundant rainfall) | ||
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1000 m / 3300 ft) : |
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| photoperiod |
in Kampong Runguh this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 12 h 24 m', to 11 h 36 m' |
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| life form | geophyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 35 - 40 cm (14" - 16"), basal |
| nr flowers | 56 - 72 | |
| size | single flower 1,2 L 1,2 cm (0.48" L 0.48" ) - inflorescence 33 L 6 cm (13.2" L 2.4") ) | |
| duration | inflorescence ~ 30 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ~30 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
