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| taxonomy |
described by |
Schlechter, Friedrich Richard Rudolf |
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published in |
Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis, beihefte 4 : 39 - 40 1919 |
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family |
Orchidaceae |
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subfamily |
Cypripedioideae |
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tribe |
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subtribe |
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genus |
Paphiopedilum Pfitzer 1886 |
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section |
Paphiopedilum (Karasawa & Saito) Atwood 1984 |
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chromosomes |
2n = 26 |
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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 |
primary and secondary forests in Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Viet Nam (Cao Bang), |
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China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan) |
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altitude |
1200 - 1800 m (3960 - 5940 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Cao Bang (Tonkin, 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 1500 m / 4950 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Cao Bang this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 13 h 30 m' to 10 h 30 m' |
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life form |
litophyte or geophyte in leaf litter, rich in humus, on limestone roks |
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to bloom induction, lowering night temperature for six weeks in december or january (Lance A. Birk) |
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brightness |
partial shade to low |
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| inflorescence |
length |
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nr flowers |
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size |
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duration |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ days |
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appendix |
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