| (Epidendrum oerstedii Reichenbach f.) |
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| taxonomy |
described by |
(Reichenbach f.) Whithner, Carl Leslie & Harding, Patricia |
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published in |
The Cattleyas and Their Relatives : the debatable Epidendrums 145 . t . 56 2004 |
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family |
Orchidaceae |
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subfamily |
Epidendroideae |
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tribe |
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subtribe |
Laeliinae |
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genus |
Coilostylis Rafinesque 1838 |
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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 |
deciduous forests in Honduras (Choluteca, Olancho), El Salvador, Nicaragua (Chontales, Estelì, |
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Boaco, Jinotega, Matagalpa), Costa Rica (Puntarenas), Panama (Chiriquì) |
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altitude |
300 - 1300 m (990 - 4290 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Choluteca (Choluteca, Honduras) |
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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 800 m / 2640 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Choluteca this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 53 m' to 11 h 07 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte |
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brightness |
sunny |
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| inflorescence |
length |
6 - 8 cm (2.4" - 3.2"), apical |
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nr flowers |
3 - 4, fragrant |
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size |
single flower 14 L 12 cm (5.6" L 4.8") - inflorescence 22 L 26 cm (8.8" L 10.4") |
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duration |
single flower, ≈ 16 - 18 days - inflorescence, ≈ 25 days |
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time |
from birth to flowering, ≈ 30 days |
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appendix |
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