| Pelatantheria bicuspidata photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Rolfe ex Downie) Tang, Tsin (Chin) & Wang, Fa Tsuan |
| published in | Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica 1 ( 1 ) : 101 1951 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Vandeae | |
| subtribe | Aeridinae | |
| genus | Pelatantheria Ridley 1896 | |
| 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 Burma, Thailand (Me Sue), Laos, Viet Nam, China (Yunnan, Guizhou) |
| altitude | 427 - 1400 m (1409 - 4620 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Xiang Khoang (Xiangkhoang, Laos) | |
| 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 900 m / 2970 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Xiang Khoang this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 13 h 17 m' to 10 h 43 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 1 cm (0.4"), axillary |
| nr flowers | 2 - 3 | |
| size | single flower 1.3 L 0.7 cm (0.52" L 0.28") | |
| duration | inflorescence length, ≈ 30 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 80 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
