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| taxonomy |
described by |
(Kraenzlin) Summerhayes, Victor Samuel |
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published in |
Kew Bulletin 4 : 438 1949 |
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family |
Orchidaceae |
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subfamily |
Epidendroideae Lindley 1821 |
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tribe |
Vandeae |
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subtribe |
Angraecinae |
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genus |
Rangaeris (Schlechter) Summerhays 1936 |
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chromosomes |
2n = 92 |
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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 |
humid evergreen forests in Uganda, Zimbawe (Victoria, Umtali), Malawi, Ethiopia (Yavello, Mega), |
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Tanzania (Dodoma, Mpwapwa, Kilimanjaro, Mkuu, Musoma, Moshi, Mt. Lolbene, Mt. Ufiome, Amani, |
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Mbulu, Marang forest, Mazumbai forest, Same, Usambara), Kenia (Laikipia, Nairobi, Chulu Hills) |
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altitude |
980 - 2010 m (3234 - 6633 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Moshi (Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania) |
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Köppen climate classification : Cfb, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with hot summers |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1500 m / 4950 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Moshi this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 13 m' to 11 h 47 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte |
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brightness |
partial shade |
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| inflorescence |
length |
13 - 15 cm (5.2" - 6"), axillary |
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nr flowers |
10 - 13 |
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size |
single flower 2.5 L 2.5 cm (1" L 1") - spur 10 cm (4") - inflorescence L cm |
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duration |
inflorescence ≈ 20 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 80 days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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