| taxonomy |
described by |
(Lemaire) Verschaffelt, Ambroise Colette Alexandre |
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published in |
L' Illustration Horticole 1 : Misc . 68 . 1854 |
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Family |
Orchdaceae |
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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 bifoliate |
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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 |
origin |
on trees and schrubs, near the Atlantic coast sand dunes, in Brazil (Santa Catarina, Serra do Mar, from |
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São Lourenço to the Lagoa dos Patos, in Rio Grande do Sul, to the south coast of Rio de Janeiro - |
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highest population density was from Porto Alegre to the southern coast of Santa Catarina) |
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now almost exint in nature |
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altitude |
0 - 100 m (0 - 300 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Florianopolis (Santa Catarina, Brazil) |
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Köppen climate classification : Cfa, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with very hot summers |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 50 m / 150 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Florianopolis this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 50 m' to 10 h 10m' |
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life form |
epiphyte |
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brightness |
sunny |
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| inflorescence |
lenght |
14 - 16 cm, (5.6 L 6.4"), apical |
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flores |
6, fragrant |
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size |
single flower 9 L 9 cm (3.6 L 3.6") - inflorescence 18 L 18 cm (7.2 L 7.2") |
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duration |
inflorescence ≈ 20 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth ≈ 40 days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
II |
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