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| taxonomy |
described by |
(Loddiges ex Lindley) Schweinfurth, Charles |
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published in |
Botanical Museum Leaflets 17 : 55 1955 |
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family |
Orchidaceae |
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subfamily |
Epidendroideae |
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tribe |
Cymbidieae |
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subtribe |
Zygopetalinae |
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genus |
Warrea Lindley 1843 |
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chromosomes |
2n = 38 |
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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) |
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soluble mineral nutriens are effective both, foliar or on the roots. |
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| native of |
origins |
cloud forests in Venezuela, Colombia (Mariquita, Tolima), Ecuador (Carchi, Morona-Santiago, Pichincha), |
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Peru, Bolivia (Cochabamba, Santa Cruz), Brazil (Rio de Janeiro), Argentina (Missiones, Guaranì), |
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Paraguay (Alto Paranà) |
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altitude |
500 - 1400 m (1650 - 4620 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Macas (Morona-Santiago, Ecuador) |
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Köppen climate classification : Af, humid tropical climate of the rainforest |
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(no winter season, more abundant rainfall) |
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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 Macas this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 09 m' to 11 h 51 m' |
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life form |
geophyte |
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brightness |
partial shade |
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| inflorescence |
length |
90 - 125 cm (36" - 50"), basal |
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nr flowers |
8 - 10, fragrants |
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size |
single flower 5 L 6 cm (2" L 2.4") - inflorescence 15 L 10 (6" L 4") |
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duration |
inflorescence ≈ 30 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 50 days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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