| Pleione hookeriana photo Z |
| taxonomy | described by | (Lindley) Rollisson, W. |
| published in | General Catalog , Orchids 43 1876 - 1878 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Arethuseae | |
| subtribe | Coelogyninae | |
| genus | Pleione D. Don 1825 | |
| chromosomes | 2n = 40 | |
| 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 | India (Assam, Sikkim, Darjeeling, Kalpokhari forest, Ghorkhey), Bhutan, Nepal, Laos (Pu Bia Pu Bia), |
| China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Xizang Zizhiqu, Yunnan, Dali) | ||
| altitude | 2100 - 3600 m (6930 - 11880 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Darjeeling (Sikkim, India) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Cwb, humid subtropical climate, with hot summer | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 2800 m / 9240 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Darjeeling this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 48 m' to 10 h 12 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte or litophyte on rocks, rhododendrons and bamboo, covered with thick moss, | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 5 - 6 cm (2" - 2.4"), basal |
| nr flowers | 2 - 3 | |
| size | single flower 4 L 5 cm (1.6" L 2") | |
| duration | single flower, ≈ 20 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 15 - 20 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
