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| taxonomy |
described by |
Graham, Robert |
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published in |
Botanical Magazine 55 : t . 2851 1828 |
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| var. aquinii |
described by |
Barbosa Rodriguez, João |
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aberrant form of the specie, caused by a dominant gene, entremets also to subsequent generations |
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family |
Orchidaceae |
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subfamily |
Epidendroideae |
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tribe |
Epidendreae |
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subtribe |
Laeliinae |
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genus |
Cattleya Lindley 1821, bifoliate |
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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 |
origins |
forests on the Atlantic coast, on rocks or small trees in Brazil (Paranà, Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre,
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Rio de Janeiro, Cabo Frio, Arraial do Cabo, São Paulo, Santa Catarina, Maranhao, Barreirinhas,
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Morro de Ladeira), Uruguay, Paraguay |
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altitude |
0 - 300 m ( 0 - 990 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Passo Nono (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) |
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Köppen climate classification : Cfa, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with very hot summers |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 150 m (500 ft)) : |
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photoperiod |
in Passo Nono this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 58 m' to 10 h 02 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte or litophyte |
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brightness |
sunny to full sun |
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| inflorescence |
length |
18 - 20 cm (7.2" - 8"), apical |
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nr fiori |
3 - 4, fragrants |
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size |
single flower 12 L 10 cm (4.8" L 4") |
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duration |
single flower, ≈ 30 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 25 - 30 days |
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appendix |
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