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| taxonomy |
described by |
Lindley, John |
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published in |
Sertum orchidaceum 10 1838 |
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family |
Orchidaceae |
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subfamily |
Epidendroideae |
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tribe |
Epidendreae |
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subtribe |
Laeliinae |
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genus |
Schomburgkia Lindley 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 |
Venezuela, Guayana (Corentyn River, Bernice River), Suriname, Colombia, Ecuador, (Napo), |
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Brazil, in the "igapòs", border flooded woods (Amazonas, Parà, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, |
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São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo), Peru (Moyobamba) |
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altitude |
180 - 950 m (594 - 3135 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Sertãozinho (São Paulo, Brazil) |
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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 550 m / 1815 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Sertaozinho this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 24 m' to 10 h 36 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte |
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brightness |
partial shade |
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| inflorescence |
length |
120 - 150 cm (48" - 60"), apical |
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nr flowers |
18 - 22 |
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size |
single flower 5 L 5 cm (2" L 2") - inflorescence 20 L 18 cm (8" L 7.2") |
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duration |
inflorescence ≈ 30 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 100 days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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