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taxonomy |
decribed by |
(Reichenbach f.) Andrè, Edouard-Francois |
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published in |
Revue Horticole 294 1885 |
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Family |
Orchidaceae |
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Subfamily |
Epidendroideae |
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Tribe |
Vandeae |
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Subtribe |
Aerangidinae |
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Genus |
Angraecum Bory 1804 |
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chromosomes |
2n = 38 |
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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 |
Comoros (Anjouan, Ndzouani, Ngazidja, Mayotte), Magascar (Antananarivo, Antsiranana, Toliara, Fianarantsoa, |
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Vatovavy-Fitovinany, Mahajanga, Melaky, Mt. Des Francais, Pic des Orchidees) |
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altitude |
0 - 1170 m (0 - 3861 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Andapa (Picco des Orchidees, Sava, Antsiranana, Madagascar) |
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Köppen climate classification : Af, humid tropical climate of the rainforest |
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(no winter season, more abundant rainfall) |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 500 m /1650 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Andapa this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 58 m' to 11 h 02 m'
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life form |
epiphyte |
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brightness |
sunny |
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inflorescence |
length |
4 cm (1.6"), axillary |
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nr flowers |
2 - 3, fragrant |
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size |
single flower 6 L 6 cm (2,4" L 2.4") - spur 12 cm (4.8") |
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duration |
single flower ≈ 15 - 20 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 90 days |
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CITES |
appendix |
II |