| Cattleya bicolor foto C. Solimbergo |
| Cattleya bicolor, subsp. brasiliensis photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Lindley, John |
| published in | Edwards's Botanical Register 22 : sub. t . 1919 1836 | |
| subsp. brasiliensis | described by | Fowlie 1936 |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Epidendreae | |
| subtribe |
Laeliinae |
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| genus | Cattleya Lindley 1821, bifoliate | |
| chromosomes | 2n = 40 | |
| 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 | forest, next to the rivers' water in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, Mt. Organ São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Goias) |
| altitude | (60) 600 - 1200 m ((198) 1980 - 3960 ft) | |
| habitat | habitat climate informations from Catalão (Goiás, Brazil) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Aw, tropical savanna climate (with a dry season and a rainy season) | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 850 m / 2800 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Catalão this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 12 m' to 10 h 48 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte or litophyte | |
| brightness | sunny | |
| inflorescence | length | 13 - 20 cm (5.2" - 8"), apical |
| nr flowers | 2 - 4, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 10 L 10 cm (4" L 4") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 30 days | |
| time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 - 40 days |
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| CITES | appendix |
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