| Microterangis hildebrandtii |
photo C.Solimbergo | |
| taxonomy | described by | (Reichenbach f.) Senghas, Karlheinz |
| published in | Die Orchideen (Hamburg) 36 ( 1 ) : 22 1985 | |
| famigly | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Vandeae | |
| subtribe | Aerangidinae | |
| genus | Microterangis Senghas 1985 | |
| 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 | origin | tropical dry forests in the Comoros Islands |
| altitude | 0 - 750 m (0 - 2475 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Héroumbili (Grande Comore, Comoros) |
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Köppen climate classification : Af, humid tropical climate of the rainforest |
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(without a winter season, more and abundant rainfall) |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 400 m / 1320 ft) : |
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| photoperiod | in Héroumbili this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 12 h 45 m' to 11 h 15 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brigthness | low | |
| inflorescence | length | 14 - 20 cm (5.6" - 8"), axillary |
| nr flowers | 60 - 80, fragrant | |
| size | single flower 0.4 L 0.4 cm (0.16" L 0.16") - inflorescence 16 L 1 cm (6.4" L 0.4") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 60 - 80 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
