| Paraphalaenopsis labukensis photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Schim, Lambert & Chan) Shim, Phyau Soon |
| published in | Malayan Nature Journal 36 ( 1 ) : 21 1982 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Vandeae | |
| subtribe | Aeridinae | |
| genus | Paraphalaenopsis Hawkes 1964 | |
| 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 | forests in Malaysia (Sabah, Labuk Valley, Mt. Kinabalu, Lohau River, Ranau, Bukit Ampuan) |
| altitude | 500 - 900 m (1650 - 2970 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Ranau (Labuk Valley, Sabah, Malaysia) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Af, humid tropical climate of the rainforest | ||
| (without a winter season, more and abundant rainfall) | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 700 m / 2310 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Ranau this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 12 h 24 m' to 11 h 36 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 10 - 13 cm (4" - 5.2"), basal |
| nr flowers | 6 - 8, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 6 L 7 cm (2.4" L 2.8") - inflorescence L cm | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 30 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 50 - 60 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
