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| taxonomy |
described by |
(Hooker) Hooker, William Jackson |
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published in |
Botanical Magazine 58 : sub. t . 3102 1831 |
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family |
Orchidaceae |
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subfamily |
Epidendroideae |
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tribe |
Cymbidieae |
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subtribe |
Stanhopeinae |
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genus |
Coryanthes Hooker 1831 |
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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 |
Caribbean, Mexico, Belize (Cajo, Stann Creek) Guatemala (Alta Verapaz, Izabal), Honduras,
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Nicaragua (Laguna de Perlas, Zelaya), Costa Rica (Puriscal, San Josè), Panama (Canal Area),
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Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro), |
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Colombia, Brazil (Pernambuco) |
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often found in conjunction with ants nest (acidity ph 3) |
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altitude |
0 - 1000 m (0 - 3300 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Paramaribo (Paramaribo, Suriname) |
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Köppen climate classification : Af, humid tropical climate of the rainforest |
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(no winter season, more abundant rainfall) |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 500 m / 1650 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Paramaribo this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 21 m' to 11 h 39 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte |
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brightness |
partial shade |
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| inflorescence |
length |
30 - 34 cm (12" - 13.6"), basal |
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nr flowers |
1, fragrant |
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size |
single flower 7 L 8 cm (2.8" L 3.2") |
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duration |
single flower, ≈ 5 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 days |
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appendix |
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