| Baptistonia echinata photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Barbosa Rodriguez, João |
| published in | Genera et Species Orchidearum Novarum 1 : 95 1877 | |
| Family | Orchidaceae | |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| Tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| Subtribe | Oncidiinae | |
| Genus |
Baptistonia Barbosa Rodriguez 1877 |
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| chromosomes | 2n = 56 | |
| 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 | origin | costal rainforests in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Rovidia) |
| altitude |
50 - 800 m (165 - 2640 ft) |
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| habitat | climate informations from Aracatuba (São Paulo, Brazil) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Aw, tropical savanna climate (with a dry season and a rainy season) | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 400 m / 1320 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Aracatuba this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 24 m' to 10 h 36 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 23 cm (9.2 "), basal |
| nr flowers | 6 - 8 | |
| size | single flower 1.5 L 2.5 cm (0.6" L 1") - inflorescence 12 L 8 cm (4.8" L 3.2") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 30 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 80 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
