| Coilostylis falcata photo C. Solimbergo |
| (Epidendrum falcatum Linnaeus) | ||
| taxonomy | described by | (Linnaeus) Withner, Carl Leslie & Harding, Patricia |
| published in | The Cattleyas and Their Relatives : the debatable Epidendrums 143 - 144 . t . 55 2004 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | ||
| subtribe | Laeliinae | |
| genus |
Coilostylis Rafinesque 1838 |
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| 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 | cloud forests in Mexico (Durango, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Mixe, Puebla, Sinaloa) |
| altitude | 1000 - 2100 m (3300 - 4000 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Oaxaca (Oaxaca, Mexico) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Cwb, humid subtropical climate, with hot summer | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1500 m / 4950 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Oaxaca this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 08 m' to 10 h 52 m' | |
| life form | litophyte on limestone rocks | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 12 cm (4.8"), apical |
| nr flowers | 2 - 3, fragrant | |
| size | single flower 12 L 10 cm (2.8" L 4") | |
| duration | inflorence, ≈ 40 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
