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Paphiopedilum sukhakulii photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Schoser, Gustav & Senghas, Karlheinz |
| published in | Die Orchideen 16 : 110 . 224 1965 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Cypripedioideae | |
| tribe | -- | |
| subtribe | -- | |
| genus | Paphiopedilum Pfitzer 1886 | |
| section | Barbata Kränzlin 1897 | |
| chromosomes | 2n = 40 | |
| 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 | Thailand (Mt. Phu Luang, Loei) |
| altitute | 240 - 1000 m (790 - 3300 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Loei (Loei, Thailand) |
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| Köppen climate classification : Aw, tropical savanna climate (with a dry season and a rainy season) | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 600 m / 1980 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Loei this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 13 h 09 m' to 10 h 51 m' | |
| life form | geophyte in debris of leaves, on sandy soils along the rivers' water, | |
| bloom induction, with a rest in december or january (Lance A. Birk) | ||
| brightness | partial shade to low | |
| inflorescence | length | 15 cm (6"), from the base of the leaves |
| nr flowers | 1 | |
| size | single flower 8 L 11 cm (3.2" L 4.4") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 90 - 120 | |
| time | birth to bloom, ≈ 30 days | |
| CITES | appendix | I |
