| Cattleya mendelii photo C.Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Dombrain, Henry Honywood |
| published in | Floral Magazine, London n.s. 1 : t . 32 1872 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Epidendreae | |
| subtribe | Laeliinae | |
| genus | Cattleya Lindley 1821, monofoliate | |
| 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 | forests in Colombia |
| altitude | 760 - 1060 m (2500 - 3500 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Junin (Cundinamarca, Colombia) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Cfb, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with hot summers | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 550 m / 1815 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Junin this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 16 m' to 11 h 44 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte or litophyte | |
| brightness | sunny | |
| inflorescence | length | 7 - 10 cm (2.8"), apical |
| nr flowers | 1, fragrant | |
| misure | single flower 18 L 18 cm (7.2" L 7.2") | |
| duration | single flower ≈ 15 - 20 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 120 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
