| Cattleya labiata photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Lindley, John |
| published in | Collectanea Botanica t . 33 1821 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Epidendreae | |
| subtribe | Laeliinae | |
| genus | Cattleya Lindley 1821, monofoliate | |
| chromosomes | 2n = 46 | |
| 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 | forests in Brazil (Ceará, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Paràiba) |
| altitude | 600 - 900 m (1980 - 2970 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Gavião (Alagoas, Brazil) | |
| Köppen climate classification : As, humid tropical climate, without a winter season, with dry summer climate | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 750 m / 2475 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Gavião this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 37m' to 11 h 23 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | sunny | |
| inflorescence | length | 6 - 7 cm (2.4" - 2.8"), apical |
| nr flowers | 1 | |
| misure | single flower 12 L 9 cm (4.8" L 3.6") | |
| duration | single flower, ≈ days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 20 - 30 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
