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| taxonomy |
described by |
(Wallich ex Lindley) Pfitzer, Ernst Hugo Heinrich |
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published in |
Morph. Stud. Orchideenbl. 11 1886 |
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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 |
Bangladesh (Mt. Sillet), India (Meghalaya, Kalimpang, Khasia Hills), China (Yunnan) |
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altitude |
914 - 1219 m (3016 - 4023 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Cherrapunji (Meghalaia, Khasi Hills, India) |
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Köppen climate classification : Cwb, humid subtropical climate, with hot summer |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1000 m / 3300 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Cherrapunji this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 12 h 40 m' to 11 h 20 m' |
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life form |
geophyte on calcareous soil covered with moss, near water |
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bloom induction need a december or january rest (Lance A. Birk) |
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brightness |
partial shade |
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| inflorescence |
length |
16 - 20 cm (6.4" - 8"), from the base of the leaves |
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nr flowers |
1 - 2 |
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size |
single flower 10 L 8 cm (4" L 3.2") |
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duration |
single flower, ≈ 60 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 - 70 days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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