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| taxonomy |
described by |
Lindley, John |
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published in |
The Gardners' Chronicle & Agricultural Gazette 13 : 774 1853 |
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family |
Orchidaceae |
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subfamily |
Epidendroideae |
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tribe |
Epidendreae |
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subtribe |
Laeliinae |
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genus |
Cattleya Lindley 1821, monofoliate |
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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 |
rainforests of Ecuador, Peru (Amazonas, Cajamarca, Junin, Loreto, San Martin), Brazil (Paranà, Amazonas)
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Bolivia (Beni, Cochabamba, Carrasco, La Paz, Santa Cruz)
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altitude |
90 - 450 (2000 in Peru) m (297 - 1485 ft - in Peru 6600 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Maloca do Capieri (Parà, Brazil) |
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Köppen climate classification : Am, tropical monsoon climate (a dry season and a wet season very rainy) |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 350 m / 1155 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Maloca do Capieri this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 29 m' to 11 h 31 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte |
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brightness |
sunny |
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| inflorescence |
lunghezza |
7 - 10 cm (2.8" - 4"), apical |
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nr flowers |
2 - 4, fragrants |
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size |
single flower 6 L 6 cm (2.4" L 2.4") - inflorescence 10 L 16 cm (4" L 6.4") |
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duration |
inflorescence ≈ 70 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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