| Anguloa virginalis photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Williams) Linden, Jean Jules |
| published in | The Orchid Grower Manual (ed. 4) 4 : 90 1871 | |
| Family | Orchidaceae | |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| Tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| Subtribe | Maxillariinae | |
| Genus | Anguloa Ruiz & Pavon 1794 | |
| 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 | origins | humid forests in Colombia, Ecuador (Imbabura, Loja, Pastaza, Pichincha, Tungurahua, Zamora-Chinchipe), |
| Peru (Pasco, Oxapampa), Bolivia (Cochabamba, Chapare) | ||
| altitude | 1653 - 1900 m ( 5455 - 6270 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Cochabamba (Cochabamba, Bolivia) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Cwb, humid subtropical climate, with hot summer | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1750 m / 6775 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Cochabamba this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 09 m' to 10 h 51 m' | |
| life form | geophyte | |
| brightness | partial shade to low | |
| inflorescence | length | 20 cm (8"), basal |
| nr flowers | 1, fragrant | |
| size |
single flower 3.5 cm (1.4") |
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| duration | single flower, ≈ 6 days | |
| time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ days |
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| CITES | appendix |
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