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| taxonomy |
described by |
Carr, Cedric Errol |
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published in |
Gardners' Bulletin, Straits Settlements 8 : 125 1935 |
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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 |
swampy forests in Malaysia (Borneo, Sumatra, Sabah, Tenom, Kinabalu, Maga River, Lohan River, Sipitang, |
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Ulu Long Pa Sia, Ranau, Ulu Tinjar, Paling Hills, Sook Plain, Kirabalu, Kerengras forest), Indonesia (Sumatra) |
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altitude |
66 - 1275 m (218 - 4207 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Kutabulu Pasar (North Sumatra, Indonesia) |
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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 650 m / 2145 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Kutabulu Pasar this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 12 m' to 11 h 48 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte |
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brightness |
partial shade |
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| inflorescence |
length |
1 cm (0.4"), axillary |
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nr flowers |
1, fragrant |
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size |
single flower 2.3 L 2.6 cm (0.92" L 1.04") |
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duration |
single flower, ≈ days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 50 days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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