| Aspasia lunata photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Lindley, John |
| published in | Edwards's Botanical Register 22 : t . 1907 1836 | |
| Family | Orchidaceae | |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| Tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| Subtribe | Oncidiinae | |
| Genus | Aspasia Lindley 1832 | |
| metabolism | CAM pathway, stomata of the leaves are open at night. | |
| (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 | rain forests in Brazil (Pico Torto, Paranà, Paranaguà), Bolivia (Beni, Itenez), Paraguay (Paraguarì) |
| altitude | 200 - 710 m (660 - 2340 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Paraguarì (Paraguarì, Paraguay) |
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| Köppen climate classification : Cfa, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with very hot summers | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 450 m / 1485 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Paraguarì this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 41 m' to 10 h 19 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 5 cm (2"), basal |
| nr flowers | 1 - 2 | |
| size | single flower 4 L 3.5 cm (1.6" L 1.4") | |
| duration | single flower, ≈ 20 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 12 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
