| Spatoglottis plicata photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | von Blume, Carl Ludwig |
| published in | Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië 8 : 401 , pl . 76 1825 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Collabieae | |
| subtribe | ||
| genus | Spatoglottis Blume 1825 | |
| chromosomes | 2n = 40, 42 | |
| 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) | ||
| it is useful give the soluble mineal nutriens, on the roots. | ||
| native of | origins |
grassland, deciduous or semi-deciduous forest in Bangladesh, India (Assam, Andamane Islands), |
| Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand (Pattani, Banang Sta, Trang, Chawng, La-un, Ranawng), Laos, Cambodia, | ||
| Malaysia (Borneo, Sabah, Bukit Silam, Lahad Datu, Rabatek, Murud, Lawas), Indonesia (Java, | ||
| Sumatra, Moluccas, Sulawesi), Papua (Manus Island, Namatansi, Chimbu), West Irian (Baliem Valley) | ||
| Australia (Queensland), Taiwan, Japan (Ryukyu Islandas), The Philippines, Solomon (San Cristobal, | ||
| Kolombangara, Guadalcanal), Vanuatu (Pentecost), New Caledonia (Kanala) | ||
| has become invasive in the Caribbean and Hawaii | ||
| altitude | 50 - 1700 m (165 - 5610 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Batu (East Java, Indonesia) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Aw, tropical savanna climate (with a dry season and a rainy season) | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 900 m / 2970 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Batu this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 30 m' to 11 h 30 m' | |
| life form | geophyte | |
| brightness | sunny to full sun | |
| inflorescence | length | 46 - 50 cm (18.4" - 20"), basal |
| nr flowers | 36 - 42 , one at a time | |
| size | single flower 4 L 3 cm (1.6" L 1.2") - inflorescence 9 L 9 cm (3.6" L 3.6") | |
| duration | inflorescence over 200 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 - 40 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
