| Thrixspermum saruwatarii | photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Hayata) Schlechter, Friedrich Richard Rudolf |
| published in | Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis, beihefte 4 : 275 1919 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Vandeae | |
| subtribe | Aeridinae | |
| genus | Thrixspermum Loureiro 1790 | |
| metabolismo | 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 | moist forests, woodlands, shrublands, in Central and Southern Taiwan, Thailand ? (Quang Binh) |
| India ? (Arunachal Pradesh, West Stang, Mechuka, Lharlung) | ||
| altitude | 550 - 1000 m (1815 - 3300 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Kaoshiung (Central 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 Kaoshiung this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 30 m' to 10 h 30 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | low | |
| inflorescence | lenght | 7 cm (3.2"), basal |
| nr flowers | 7 - 8, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 1 L 1,5 cm (0,4" L 0.6" ) - inflorescence 4 L 3 cm (1.6" L 1.2") | |
| duration | single flower 12 ~ days - inflorescence ~ 30 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ~ days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
