| Brassavola venosa | photo C. Solimbergo | |
| taxonomy | described by | Lindley, John |
| published in | Edwards' s Botanical Register 26 : t . 39 1840 | |
| Family | Orchidaceae | |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| Tribe | Epidendreae | |
| Subtribe | Laeliinae | |
| Genus | Brassavola R. Brown 1813 | |
| 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 |
forests in Mexico (Champeche, Calkint, Champotòn, Palizada, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Cozumel), Belize, |
| Guatemala (Petèn), Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica | ||
| altitude | 0 - 500 m (0 - 1650 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Cozumel (Quintana Roo, Mexico) | |
| 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 250 m / 825 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod |
in Cozumel this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 21 m' to 10 h 39 m' |
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| life form | epiphyte or litophyte | |
| brightness | sunny | |
| inflorescence | length | 4 cm (1.6"), basal |
| nr flowers | 1 - 2, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 7 L 7 cm (2.8" L 2.8") | |
| duration | single flower, about ≈ 20 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
