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| taxonomy |
described by |
Schlechter, Friedrich Richard Rudolf |
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published in |
Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis, beihefte 12 : 346 1922 |
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family |
Orchidaceae |
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subfamily |
Epidendroideae |
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tribe |
Arethuseae |
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subtribe |
Coelogyninae |
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genus |
Pleione D. Don 1825 |
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chromosomes |
2n = 40 |
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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 |
forests of Burma, China (Sichuan, K'ang Ting, Yunnan, Wenchuan Hsien, Szenchuan, East Tibet)
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altitude |
1800 - 3048 m (5940 - 10060 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Shangrì-La (Yunnan, China) |
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Köppen climate classification : Cw, humid subtropical climate, with dry winter, summer short and cool |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 2800 m / 9240 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Shangrì-La this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 58 m' to 10 h 02 m' |
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life form |
geophyte, on limestone rocks on a thin layer of humus, covered with thin layer of moss |
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brightness |
partial shade |
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| inflorescence |
length |
4 - 5 cm (1.6" - 2"), apical |
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nr flowers |
1 |
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size |
single flower 5 L 6 cm (2" L 2.4") |
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duration |
single flower, ≈ 20 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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