| Cattleya walkeriana photo C. Solimbergo | ||
| taxonomy | described by | Gardner, George |
| published in | London Journal of Botany 2 : 662 1843 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Epidendreae | |
| subtribe | Laeliinae | |
| genus | Cattleya Lindley 1821, bifoliate | |
| 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, endemic in Brazil (Minas Gerais, Goiàs, Sierra Dourada, Formoso, Amaro Leite), Bolivia |
| altitude | 756 - 2000 m (2494 - 6600 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Diamantina (Minas Gerais, Brazil) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Cfa, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with very hot summers | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1300 m / 4300 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Diamantina this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 12 m' to 10 h 48 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte or litophyte on limestone rocks | |
| brightness | sunny - often in full sun, but moderated by fog, low clouds and dew | |
| inflorescence | length | 4 cm (1.6"), apical |
| nr flowers | 1 - 2, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 8 L 8 cm (3.2" L 3.2") - inflorescence 8 L 15 cm (3.2" L 6") | |
| duration | single flower, ≈ 20 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
