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| taxonomy |
described by |
(Lindley) Lindley, John |
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published in |
Edwards's Botanical Register 30 : misc. 28 . n . 36 1844 |
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family |
Orchidaceae |
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subfamily |
Epidendroideae |
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tribe |
Cymbidieae |
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subtribe |
Catasetinae |
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genus |
Catasetum Kunth 1822 |
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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 rain forests, along watercourses of Caribbean, Messico, Guyana (Moruka River, Baramanni, |
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Waini River), Venezuela (Amazonas, Apure, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro, Monagas), Colombia, |
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Brazil (Goiàs, Chapada das Veadeiros, Mato Grosso, junction Rio Tapajoas and Rio Amazonas, Parà, |
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Minas Gerais, Amazonas, Cearà, Pernambuco), Peru, Bolivia (Santa Cruz) |
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altitude |
0 - 300 m (0 - 990 ft) |
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habitat |
habitat climate informations from Sao Felix do Xingu (Parà, Brazil) |
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Köppen climate classification : Am, tropical monsoon climate (a dry season and a wet season very rainy) |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 495 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Sao Felix 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 |
sunny |
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| inflorescence |
length |
30 - 48 cm (12" - 19.2"), basal |
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nr flowers |
9 - 18, fragrant |
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size |
single flower 6.5 L 3 cm (2.6" L 1.2") - inflorescence 20 L 11 cm (8" L 4.4") |
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duration |
inflorescence ≈ 15 cm |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 50 - 60 days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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