no longer in collection
| Thrixspermum formosanum photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Hayata) Schlechter, Friedrich Richard Rudolf |
| published in | Repertorium Specierum Regni Vegetabilis, beihefte 4 : 273 1919 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Vandeae | |
| subtribe | Aeridinae | |
| genus | Trixpermum Loureiro 1790 | |
| 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 | Viet Nam ? (Quang Binh), Taiwan |
| altitude | 550 - 1000 m (1815 - 3300 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Changhua (Taiwan) | |
| 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 750 m / 2500 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Changhua this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 36 m' to 10 h 24 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade to low | |
| inflorescence | length | 6 cm (2.4"), axillary |
| nr flowers | 32 - 40 one at a time | |
| size | single flower 1.5 L 1.5 cm (0.6" L 0.6") | |
| duration | single flower, ≈ 48 hours | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
