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| taxonomy |
described by |
(Reichenbach f.) Ridley, Henry Nicholas |
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published in |
Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 32 : 373 1896 |
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family |
Orchidaceae |
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subfamily |
Epidendroideae |
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tribe |
Vandeae |
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subtribe |
Aeridinae |
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genus |
Pelatantheria Ridley 1896 |
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metabolism |
CAM pathway, stomata of the leaves are open at night. |
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(K.Silvera, L.S. Santiago, J.C. Cushman, K. Winter - International Symposium on Plant Biology, August 2013) |
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it is useful give the soluble mineal nutriens, on the roots. |
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| native of |
origins |
evergreen forests, on shrubs, in Bangladesh, India (Assam, Darjeeling, Sevoke forest, Siliguru, Andaman Islands), |
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Nepal (Churia Range), Burma, Thailand, Viet Nam (Cao Bang, Hoa Binh, Son La) |
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altitude |
150 - 1000 m (495 - 3300 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Cao Bang (Tonkin, Viet Nam) |
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Köppen climate classification : Cfa, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with very hot summers |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 550 m / 1815 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Cao Bang this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 13 h 30 m' to 10 h 30 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte or geophyte |
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brightness |
partial shade |
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| inflorescence |
length |
1 cm (0.4"), axillary |
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nr flowers |
4 - 6 |
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size |
single flower 1.5 L 1 cm (0.6" L 0.4") - inflorescence 3 L 3 cm (1.2" L 1.2") |
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duration |
inflorescence ≈ 30 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 40 - 50 days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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