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| taxonomy |
described by |
Andrews, Henry Charles |
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published in |
Botanist' s Repository for new, and rare plants 8 : t . 538 1808 |
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family |
Orchidaceae |
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subfamily |
Epidendroideae |
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tribe |
Vandeae |
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subtribe |
Vanillinae |
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genus |
Vanilla Miller 1754 |
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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 |
humid forests in the Caribbean (Jamaica, Puerto Rico), Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Querètaro, Tabasco, Yucatan), |
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Belze (Toledo), Guatemala (Petèn), Honduras, El Salvador (Ahuachapàn), Nicaragua (Atlantico Norte, Rio S. Juan), |
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Costa Rica (Limòn, Puntarenas, Golfito, Osa), Panama (Canal Area, Darièn, Chepo), Venezuela (Bolivar, Cojedes, |
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Miranda, Tàchira, Zulia), Colombia (Antioquia, Medellin, Chocò, Tulua), Ecuador (Esmeraldas, Los Rios, Morana- |
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Santiago, Napo, Orellana, Pichincha, Sucumbios), Peru (Loreto, Amazonas) |
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altitude |
0 - 2000 m (0 - 6600 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Amatenango de la Frontera (Chiapas, Mexico) |
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Köppen climate classification : Aw, tropical savanna climate (with a dry season and a rainy season) |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1000 m / 3300 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Amatenango de la Frontera this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 01 m' |
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to 10 h 59m' |
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life form |
epiphyte |
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brightness |
partial shade |
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| inflorescence |
length |
7 cm (2.8"), axillary |
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nr flowers |
12, fragrants - open one a day |
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size |
single flower 7 L 7 cm (2.8" L 2.8") |
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duration |
single flower, ≈ 4 - 5 hours |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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