| Pteroceras semiteretifolium photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Gagnepain) Pedersen, Henrik Aerenlund |
| published in | Nordic Journal of Botany 12 : 387 1992 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Vandeae | |
| subtribe | Aeridinae | |
| genus | Pteroceras, Hasselt ex Hasskarl 1842 | |
| 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 | evergreen humid forests in Viet Nam (Dalat) |
| altitude | 900 - 1500 m (2970 - 4950 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Dalat (Lam Dong, Viet Nam) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Cwb, humid subtropical climate, with hot summer | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1200 m / 4000 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Dalat this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 46 m' to 11 h 14m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 2,5 cm (1"), axillary |
| nr flowers | 1 | |
| size | single flower 1.5 L 1.5 cm (0.6" L 0.6") | |
| duration | single flower, ≈ 20 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
