| Micropera obtusa | photo C.Solimbergo | |
| (Camarotis obtusa) | ||
| taxonomy | described by | (Lindley) Tang, T. (Chin) & Wang, Fa Tsuan |
| published in | Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica 1 ( 1 ) : 94 - 95 1951 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Vandeae | |
| subtribe | Aeridinae | |
| genus | Micropera Lindley 1832 | |
| chromosomes | 2n = 38 | |
| 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 | forests in India (Assam, Dibrugarh, Joypur, Darjeeling, Kalijhora, Kalimpong), Bhutan, Burma, Thailand |
| altitude | 200 - 800 m (660 - 2640 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Mudong (Kayin, Burma) |
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Köppen climate classification : Cfa, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with very hot summers |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 500 m / 1650 ft) : |
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| photoperiod | in Mudong this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 13 h 49 m' to 10 h 11 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 8 - 10 cm (3.2" - 4"), axillary |
| nr flowers | 12 - 16 | |
| size | single flower 1.5 L 1 cm (0.6" L 0.4") - inflorescence 8 L 3 cm (3.2" L 1.2") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 20 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
