| Paphiopedilum spicerianum photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Reichenbach f.) Pfitzer, Ernst Hugo Heindrich |
| published in | Pringsh. Jahrb. Wiss. Bot. 19 : 164 1888 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Cypripedioideae | |
| tribe | -- | |
| subtribe | -- | |
| genus | Paphiopedilum Pfitzer 1886 | |
| section | Paphiopedilum (Karasawa & Saito) Arwood 1984 | |
| chromosomes | 2n = 28 - 30 | |
| 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 |
India (Assam, Barak and Sonai Rivers gorges, Silchar, Mizoram), Burma |
| China (Yunnan, Si Mao, Gong Shan, Hong Kong) | ||
| altitude | 300 - 1300 m (990 - 4290 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Aizawl (Mizoram, India) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Cfa, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with very hot summers | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 800 m / 2640 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Aizawl this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 13 h 34 m' to 10 h 26 m' | |
| life form | geophyte on limestone rocks covered with moss | |
| bloom induction with a rest in december or january (Lance A. Birk) | ||
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 18 - 20 cm (7.2" - 8"), from the base of the leaves |
| nr flowers | 1 | |
| size | single flower 10 L 10 cm (4" L 4") | |
| duration | single flower, ≈ 120 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 90 days | |
| CITES | appendix |
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