| Gomesa recurva photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Brown, Robert |
| published in | Botanical Magazine 42 : t, 1748 1815 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Oncidiinae | |
| genus | Gomesa R Brown 1815 | |
| 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) | ||
| it is useful give the soluble mineal nutriens, on the roots. | ||
| native of | origins | cool, moist montains in Brazil (Paranà, Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, Mts. Organ, |
| São Paulo, Santa Catarina), Paraguay, Argentina (Misiones) | ||
| altitude | 1000 - 1400 m | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Guarapuava (Paranà, Brazil) |
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| Köppen climate classification : Cfa, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with very hot summers | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1200 m / 3960 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Guarapuava this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 41 m' to 10 h 19 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte or geophyte | |
| brightness | partial shade to low | |
| inflorescence | length | 18 - 26 cm, basal |
| nr flowers | 24 - 38, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 1.5 L 0.8 cm (0.6" L 0.32") - inflorescence 5 L 2 cm (2" L 0.8") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 30 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 40 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
