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| taxonomy |
described by |
Lindley, John |
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published in |
Annals and Magazine of Natural History 15 : 386 1845 |
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| var. brachiata |
described by |
(Ames) Williams, Louis Otho |
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published in |
Philippine Journal of Science 65 : 391 1938 |
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family |
Orchidaceae |
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subfamily |
Epidendroideae |
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tribe |
Vandeae |
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subtribe |
Aeridinae |
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genus |
Trichoglottis Blume 1825 |
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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 |
mangrovie swamps, endemic in the Philippines (Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao, Palawan, Biliran, Davao, |
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Leyte, Agusan del Sur, Quezon, Surigao), Malaysia (Borneo) |
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altitude |
100 - 300 m (330 - 990 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Surigao (Surigao del Norte, Philippines) |
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Köppen climate classification : Af, humid tropical climate of the rainforest |
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(without a winter season, more and abundant rainfall) |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 200 m / 660 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Surigao this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 38 m' to 11 h 22 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte |
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brigthness |
partial shade |
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| inflorescence |
length |
2 cm (0.8"), axillary |
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nr flowers |
1 - 2, fragrants |
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size |
single flower 4 L 4 cm (1.6" L 1.6") |
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duration |
single flower, ≈ 30 days - inflorescence ≈ 120 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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