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taxonomy |
described by |
(Roxburgh) Schlechter, Friedrich Richard Rudolf |
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published in |
Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis beihefte 1 : (13) : 975 1st september 1913 |
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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 |
Ascocentrum (JJ Smith) Schlechter 1914 |
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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 |
on deciduous trees, near watercourses in India (Rambi, Kaljihora, Kurseong, Kumsi, Kalimpong, Sevoke
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forest, Siliguri, Andamane and Nicobare Islands), Nepal, Bhutan, Laos, Thailand, China (Yunnan) |
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altitude |
200 - 800 m (660 - 2640 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Ban Nahin (Bolikhamxai, Laos)
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Köppen climate classification : Aw, tropical savanna climate (with a dry season and a rainy season) |
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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 Ban Nahin this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 13 m' to 10 h 47 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte |
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brightness |
sunny |
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inflorescence |
length |
5 - 8 cm (4" - 6.4") |
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nr flowers |
13 - 20, fragrants |
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size |
single flower 1,3 L 1 cm (0.52" L 0.4") |
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duration |
inflorescence ≈ 20 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 40 days |
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CITES |
appendix |
II |