| Phalaenopsis violacea photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Teijsmann, Johannes Elias & Binnendij, Simon |
| published in | Natuurkunding Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch-Indië 24 : 320 1862 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Vandeae | |
| subtribe | Aeridinae | |
| genus | Phalaenopsis Blume 1825 | |
| chromosomes | 2n = 38 | |
| 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 | rainforests, swampy areas in Malaysia (Borneo, Perak, Changkat Long, Bidor), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java) |
| altitude | ≈ 150 m (495 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Singojuruh (East Java, Indonesia) | |
| 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 150 m / 500 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Singojuruh this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 33 m' to 11 h 27 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | low | |
| inflorescence | length | 10 - 12 cm (4" - 4.8"), axillary |
| nr flowers | 6 - 8 year, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 5 L 5 cm (2" L 2") | |
| duration | single flower ≈ 30 - inflorescence, ≈ 90 days | |
| time | 30 days to bloom from birth - for years is flourishing from the same stem | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
