Aspasia lunata

 Aspasia lunata

Aspasia lunata                                                                                                                                                                  photo C. Solimbergo
   
taxonomy       described by Lindley, John 
  published in        Edwards's Botanical Register  22 : t . 1907    1836
     
   Family  Orchidaceae 
  Subfamily  Epidendroideae
  Tribe Cymbidieae
  Subtribe Oncidiinae
  Genus Aspasia Lindley 1832
     
  metabolism 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 rain forests in Brazil (Pico Torto, Paranà, Paranaguà), Bolivia (Beni, Itenez), Paraguay (Paraguarì)
  altitude  200 - 710 m (660 - 2340 ft)               
  habitat climate informations from Paraguarì (Paraguarì, Paraguay)
    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 450 m / 1485 ft) :
    Aspasia lunata a gr uk
  photoperiod in Paraguarì this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 41 m' to 10 h 19 m'
  life form epiphyte
  brightness      partial shade
     
inflorescence   length 5 cm (2"), basal
  nr flowers 1 - 2
  size single flower 4 L 3.5 cm (1.6" L 1.4")
  duration single flower, ≈ 20 days
  time to bloom from birth, ≈ 12 days
     
CITES appendix II

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