| Holcoglossum amesianum photo Z | ||
| (Vanda amesiana) |
| taxonomy | described by | (Reichenbach f.) Christenson, Eric Alstom |
| (Liu, Chen & Chen 2011, as Paraholcoglossum amesianum) | ||
| published in | Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edimburgh 44 ( 2 ) : 255 1987 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroidea | |
| tribe | Vandeae | |
| subtribe | Aeridinae | |
| genus | Holcoglossum Schlechter 1919 | |
| chromosomes | 2n = 38 | |
| 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) | ||
| it is useful give the soluble mineal nutriens, on the roots. | ||
| native of | origins | primary forests in India (Assam) , Burma, Laos (Xieng Khouang), Thailand, Viet Nam, China (Yunnan, Lai Chau) |
| altitude | 1200 - 2000 m (2000 - 6600 ft) | |
| climate |
climate informations from Muong Bu (Muong Valley, Dien Bien, Viet Nam) |
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| Köppen climate classification : Cfa, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with very hot summers | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1600 m / 5280 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Muong Bu this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 29 m' to 10 h 31 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte or litophyte | |
| brigthness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 30 - 60 cm (12" - 24"), axillary |
| nr flowers | 6 - 8, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 3.5 L 3.7 cm (1.4" L 1.5") - inflorescence 15 L 7 cm (6 L 2.8") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 60 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 120 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
