| Oberonia ensiformis | photo C. Solimbergo | |
| taxonomy | described by | (J.E. Sm) Lindley, John |
| published in | Folia Orchidacea . Oberonia 8 : 4 . 1855 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Malaxideae | |
| subtribe | Malaxidinae | |
| genus | Oberonia Lindley 1830 | |
| chromosomes | 2n = 30 | |
| 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) |
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it is useful give the soluble mineal nutriens, on the roots. |
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| native of | origins | forests in India (Assam), China (Guangxi, Yunnan), Thailand (Doi Sutep), Burma (Moulmein), Laos, |
| Viet Nam (Cao Bang, Ha Giang, Hoa binh, Kon Tum, Lang Son, Son La, Thanh Hoa), New Caledonia | ||
| altitude | 500 - 1200 m (1650 - 3960 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Kon Tum (Kon Tum, Viet Nam) |
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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 700 m / 2310 ft) : |
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| photoperiod | in Kon Tum this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 12 h 57 m' to 11 h 03 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade to low | |
| inflorescence | length | 12 - 15 cm (4.8" - 6"), axillary |
| nr flowers | 120 - 150 | |
| size | single flower 0.1 L 0.1 cm (0.04" L 0.04") - inflorescence 9 L 0.8 cm (3.6" L 0.32") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 40 - 50 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 50 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
