Cattleya porphyroglossa

 Cattleya porphyroglossa

Cattleya porphyroglossa                                                                                                                                                   photo C. Solimbergo
 
taxonomy   described by   Linden, Lucien & Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav  
  published in  Allgemeine Gartenzeitung  24 : 98 . 1856 
     
  Family  Orchdaceae 
  Subfamily  Epidendroideae 
  Tribe  Epidendreae 
  Subtribe  Laeliinae 
  Genus Cattleya   Lindley 1821 - bifoliate
     
  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 origin Tropical rainforests, swampy forests near the coast - On trees or rock outcrop near the ground, in Brazil
    (Bahia, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Paranà, Santa Catarina)
  altitude 300 - 1000 m (1000 - 3300 ft)
  habitat climate informations from Chapecò (Santa Catarina, Brazil)
    Köppen climate classification Cfa, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with very hot summers
    the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 650 m / 2150 ft) :
    Cattleya porphyroglossa a gr uk
  photoperiod in Chapecò this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 48 m' to 10 h 12 m'
  life form epiphyte or litophyte
  brightness partial shade
     
inflorescence   lenght  6 - 8 cm (2.4 - 3.2"), apical
  flowers 2 - 3 
  size single flower  6 L 6 cm (2.4 L 2.4") - inflorescence 8 L 8 cm (3.2 L 3.2")
  duration inflorescence ≈ 20 days
  time to bloom from birth ≈  days
     
CITES appendix II

 

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