| Chysis bractescens photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Lindley, John |
| published in | Edwards's Botanical Register 26 : misc. 61 1840 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Epidendreae | |
| subtribe | Bletiinae | |
| genus |
Chysis Lindley 1837 |
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| metabolism |
C3 pathway, stomata of the leaves are open during the day. |
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| (K.Silvera, L.S. Santiago, J.C. Cushman, K. Winter - International Symposium on Plant Biology, August 2013) | ||
| soluble mineral nutriens are effective both, foliar or on the roots. | ||
| native of | origins | moist forests, semi-deciduous, in the Caribbean, Mexico (Tabasco, Chiapas, Ocosingo, Tabasco), |
| Belize (Toledo, Cayo), Guatemala (Izabal, Alta Verapaz), Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua | ||
| altitude | 290 - 350 m (957 - 1155 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Puerto Barrios (Izabal, Guatemala) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Am, tropical monsoon climate (a dry season and a wet season very rainy) | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 320 m / 1056 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Puerto Barrios this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 02 m' to 10 h 58 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | sunny | |
| inflorescence | length | 20 - 30 cm (8" - 12"), basal |
| nr flowers | 5 - 7, fragrant | |
| size | single flower 6 L 6 cm (2.4" L 2.4") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 15 - 20 days | |
| time | from birth to bloom, ≈ 20 - 30 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
