| Ludisia discolor photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | von Blume, Carl Ludwig |
| published in | Collection des Orchidèes 113 1859 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Orchidoideae | |
| tribe | Cranichideae | |
| subtribe | Goodyerynae | |
| genus | Ludisia A Richard 1825 | |
| metabolism |
C3 pathway, stomata of the leaves are open during the day. |
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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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soluble mineral nutriens are effective both, foliar or on the roots. |
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| native of | origins | humid evergreen forests in Burma, Thailand (Tung Wa, Satul, Kaw Tao, Surat, Kaw Pa-ngan, Wat Kiriwong), |
| Cambodia, Laos, Viet Nam (Ninh Thuan, Quang Binh, Thua, Poulo-Condor, Thien-Hue), China (Guangdong, | ||
| Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan), Malaysia (Borneo, Malaya Peninsula, Palau Tioman, Palau Pemanggil, Johore), | ||
| Indonesia (Sumatra), The Philippines (Palawan) | ||
| altitude | 70 - 1800 m (230 - 5940 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Palau Tioman (Pahang, Malaysia) |
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| Köppen climate classification : Af, humid tropical climate of the rainforest | ||
| (without a winter season, more and abundant rainfall) | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 950 m / 3135 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod |
in Palau Tioman this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 12 h 10 m', to 11 h 50 m' |
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| life form | litophyte or geophyte | |
| brightness | low | |
| inflorescence | length | 26 - 38 cm (10.4" - 15.2"), apical |
| nr flowers | 14 - 24, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 1.5 L 1.5 cm (0.6" L 0.6") - inflorescence 17 L 6 cm (6.8" L 2.4") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 60 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
