| Mexicoa ghiesbreghtiana | photo C. Solimbergo | |
| (Oncidium ghiesbreghtianum) | ||
| taxonomy | described by | (A.Richard & Galeotti) Garay, Leslie Andrew |
| published in | Bradea, Boletim do Herbario Bradeanum 1 ( 4 ) : 424 1974 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Oncidiinae | |
| genus | Mexicoa Garay 1974 | |
| metabolism | CAM pathway, stomata of the leaves are open at night. | |
| (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 | forests in Mexico (Jalisco, Michoacan, Guerrero, Oaxaca) |
| altitude | 1800 - 2300 m (5940 - 7600 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Oaxaca (Oaxaca, Mexico) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Cwb, humid subtropical climate, with hot summer | ||
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1500 m / 4950 ft) : |
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| photoperiod | in Oaxaca this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 13 h 08 m' to 10 h 52 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte or litophyte | |
| brightness | partial shade to low | |
| inflorescence | length | 12 - 15 cm (4.8" - 6"), basal |
| nr flowers | 6 - 8 | |
| size | single flower 3.5 L 2.5 cm (1.4" L 1") - inflorescence 12 L 6 cm (4.8" L 2.4") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 40 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
