| Paphiopedilum niveum photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Reichenbach f.) Stein, Berthold |
| published in | Orchideenbuch 478 1892 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Cypripedioideae | |
| tribe | -- | |
| subtribe | -- | |
| genus | Paphiopedilum Pfitzer 1886 | |
| section | Brachypetalum | |
| chromosomes | 2n = 26 | |
| 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 | origins | Burma, Malaysia (Langkawi Islands, Kedah), Thailand (Kampeng Pet, Songkla, Kaw Changlon, Pang-nga) |
| altitude | 10 - 60 m (33 - 198 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Kuah (Langkawi Islands, Kedah, Malaysia) |
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| Köppen climate classification : Am, tropical monsoon climate (a dry season and a wet season very rainy) | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 34 m / 100 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Kuah this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 12 h 25 m' to 11 h 35 m' | |
| life form | geofita on limestone cliffs next to the sea, in humus and moss | |
| bloom induction with e december rest (Lance A. Birk) | ||
| brightness | sunny | |
| inflorescence | length | 15 - 18 cm (6" - 7.2"), from the base of the leaves |
| nr flowers | 1 - 2 | |
| size | single flower 5 L 5 cm (2" L 2") | |
| duration | single flower, ≈ 40 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 - 40 days | |
| CITES | appendix | I |
