| Omoea philippinensis photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Ames, Oakes |
| published in | Orchidaceae 5 : 232 . 1915 | |
| Family | Orchidaceae | |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| Tribe | Vandeae | |
| Subtribe | Aeridinae | |
| Genus | Omoea Blume 1825 | |
| 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 | In the forests on basaltic lava, in the Philippines (Luzon, Bataan, Pampanga, Monte Arayat), |
| Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya) | ||
| elevation | 350 - 2000 m (1150 - 6600 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Mt. Arayat (Pamponga, Central Luzon ) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Aw, tropical savanna climate (with a dry season and a rainy season) | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1200 m / 3960 ft) : | ||
| photoperiod | on Mt. Arayat this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 01 m' to 11 h 59 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
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| inflorescence | lenght | 0,5 cm (0.2") axillary |
| flowers | 10 - 16 | |
| size | single flower 0,3 L 0,3 cm (0.12 L 0.12") - inflorescence 1 L 2,5 cm (0.4 L 1") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 50 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth ≈ 60 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
