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| taxonomy |
described by |
Tang, T. (Chin) & Wang, Fa Tsuan |
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published in |
Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica 1 ( 1 ) : 56 - 57 1951 |
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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 |
Parvisepalum (Karasawa & Saito) Cribb 1987 |
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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 |
cloud forests in Viet Nam (Cao Bang, Ha Giang, Tuyen Quang), China (Guangxi, Huanjiang, Mulong, |
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Hongdong, Yunnan, Guizhou) |
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altitude |
514 - 1600 m (1700 - 5280 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Wenshan (Ma Li Po Valley, Yunnan, China) |
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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 1000 m / 3300 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Wenshan this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 13 h 33 m' to 10 h 27 m' |
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lifwe form |
geophyte , on limestone or rocks moss covered |
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bloom induction, lowering temperatures in winther |
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brightness |
low |
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| inflorescence |
length |
20 - 27 cm (8" - 10.8"), from the base of the leaves |
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nr flowers |
1 |
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size |
single flower 9 L 8 cm (3.6" L 3.2") |
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duration |
single flower, ≈ 30 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 150 - 200 days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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