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| taxonomy |
described by |
(Reichenbach f.) Withner, Carl Leslie & Harding Patricia |
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published in |
The Cattleyas and Their Relatives : the debatable Epidendrums 49 - 51 , t . 7 2004 |
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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 |
Anachelium (Hoffmannsegg) Reichenbach f. 1842 |
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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 |
origin |
evergreen or decidous forests in Mexico (Oaxaca, Chiapas, Pijijiapan, Cuernavaca, Veracruz, Soteapan), |
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Belize (Toledo), Guatemala (Baja Verapaz, Santa Rosa, Suchitepèquez), Honduras (Comayagua, |
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Siguatepeque, Ocotepeque, Yoro), El salvador (Ahuachapàn, Chalatenango), Nicaragua (Estelì, Granada, |
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Jinotega, Matagalpa), Costa Rica (Alajuela, Upala) Colombia (Antioquia), Brazil (Minas Gerais) |
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altitude |
550 - 1900 m (1815 - 6270 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Medellin (Antioquia, Colombia)
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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 1200 m / 3960 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Medellin this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 25 m' to 11 h 35 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte |
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brightness |
partial shade |
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| inflorescence |
length |
6 cm (2.4"), apical |
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nr flowers |
2 - 3, fragrant |
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size |
single flower 6 L 8 cm (2.4" L 3.2") |
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duration |
inflorescence ≈ 40 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 180 days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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