| Ada aurantiaca photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Lindley, John |
| published in | Folia Orchidacea 5 (Ada) december 1853 | |
| Family | Orchidaceae | |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| Tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| Subtribe | Oncidiinae | |
| Genus | Ada Lindley 1854 | |
| 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 | origin | humid forests in Venezuela (Tàchira), Colombia (Santander, Velez), Ecuador (Loja) |
| altitude |
2150 - 2300 m (7095 - 7590 ft) |
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| habitat |
climate informations from San Cristobal (Tàchira, Venezuela) |
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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 2200 m / 7330 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in San Cristobal this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 30 m' to 11 h 30 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 24 - 26 cm (8.16" - 8.24"), basal |
| nr flowers | 12 - 14 | |
| size | 3 L 5 cm (1.2" L 2") - deepness 5 cm (2") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 60 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 - 40 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
