Batemannia colleyi

Batemannia colleyi 

Batemannia colleyi                                                                                                                                                         photo C. Solimbergo
   
taxonomy described by          Lindley, John
  published in Edwards' s Botanical Register  20 : t . 1714    1834 (1835)
     
  Family  Orchidaceae
  Subfamily  Epidendroideae
  Tribe Cymbidieae
  Subtribe Zygopetalinae
  Genus Batemannia   Lindley 1834
     
  metabolism C3 pathway, stomata of the leaves are open during the day.
    (K.Silvera, L.S. Santiago, J.C. Cushman, K. Winter - International Symposium on Plant Biology, August 2013)
    soluble mineral nutriens are effective both, foliar or on the roots.
     
native of origin humid forests nel Suriname, Guyana (Moraballi Creek, Essequibo River), Venezuela (Amazonas, Apure,    
    Bolivar),  Colombia, Ecuador (Pastaza, Sucumbios, Zamora-Chinchipe), Peru (Junin, Loreto, San Martin,
    Huanuco, Caceres, Prado), Bolivia (Cochabamba, Carrasco, La Paz, Tamayo, Igarapè), Brazil (Amazonas,
    Manaus, Itacoatiara, Reserva Ducke)
  altitude 300 - 1046 m (990 - 3452 ft)             
  habitat climate informations from Guasdualito (Apure, Venezuela)
    Köppen climate classification : Aw, tropical savanna climate (with a dry season and a rainy season)
    the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 670 m / 2211 ft) :
    Batemannia colleyi a gr uk
  photoperiod in Guasdualito this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 29 m' to 11 h 31 m'
  life form epiphytic
  brightness     partial shade to low
     
inflorescence lenght  2 cm  (0.8"), basal
  nr flowers 2, fragrant
  size single flower  5 L 6 cm  ( 2" L 2.4")
  duration inflorescence  ≈ 15 days
  time to bloom from birth, ≈ 35 days
     
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