| Phalaenopsis pallens photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Reichenbach f.) Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav |
| published in | Annales Botanices Systematicae 6 : 932 1864 | |
| 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 | The Philippines (Manila, Palawan near Puerto Princesa, Bataan, Lonao River, Mt. Mariveles, |
| Mindanao, Bukidnon) | ||
| altitude | 0 - 457 m (0 - 1508 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Manila (Manila, Philippines) | |
| 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 250 m / 835 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Manila this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 57 m' to 11 h 03 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | low | |
| inflorescence | length | 6 - 8 cm (2.4" - 3.2"), axillary |
| nr flowers | 1 - 3 | |
| size | single flower 4.5 L 4 cm (1.8" L 1.6") - inflorescence L cm | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 70 - 90 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 40 - 50 days | |
| CITES | appendix |
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