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| taxonomy |
described by |
(Lindley) Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav |
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published in |
Beitrage zu einer Orchideenkunde Central-Amerika's 13 : t . 4 1869 |
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Family |
Orchidaceae |
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Subfamily |
Epidendroideae |
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Tribe |
Cymbidieae |
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Subtribe |
Zygopetalinae |
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Genus |
Aganisia Lindley 1839 |
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metabolism |
C3 pathway, stomata of the leaves are open during the day. |
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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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soluble mineral nutriens are effective both, foliar or on the roots. |
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| native of |
origin |
primary forests, in wet riverside sand, in Brazil (Amazonas, Manaus, Itacoatiara, Panurè, Rondônia, |
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basin of Rio Madeira, Abunã, Barra do Rio Negro, Rio Vaupès), Colombia (Vaupès) |
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altitude |
100 - 600 m (330 - 2000 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Uaupes (Amazonas, Brazil)
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Köppen climate classification : Af, humid tropical climate of the rainforest
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(no winter season, more abundant rainfall) |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 350 m / 1155 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Uaupes this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, constant throughout the year, of 12 h 00 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte - sometimes the plant is from sommers' river water and comes out just the flower |
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brightness |
partial shade |
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| inflorescence |
length |
14 cm (5.6"), basal |
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nr flowers |
3, fragrant |
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size |
single flower 3 L 3 cm (1.2" L 1.2" ) |
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duration |
single flower ≈ 12 days - inflorescence ≈ 40 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth ≈ 40 days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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