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| taxonomy |
described by |
(Lindley) Schlechter, Friedrich Richard Rudolf |
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published in |
Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt . Zweite Abteilung Systematik, |
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Pflanzengeographie, angewandte Botanik 32 ( 2 ) : 477 1918 |
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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 |
Rhyncholaelia Schlechter 1918 |
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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 |
Mexico (Yucatan, Campeche, Quintana Roo), Belize (Cayo, Corozal), Guatemala (Petèn), Honduras |
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altitude |
2 - 1000 m (6.6 - 3300 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Belmopan (Cayo, Belize) |
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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 500 m / 1650 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Belmopan this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 08 m' to 10 h 52 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte |
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brightness |
partial shade |
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| inflorescence |
length |
15 - 17 cm (6" - 6.8"), apical |
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nr flowers |
1, fragrant |
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size |
single flower 12 L 12 cm (4.8" L 4.8") |
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duration |
single flower, ≈ 25 - 30 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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