| Encyclia plicata photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Lindley) Schlechter, Friedrich Richard Rudolf |
| published in | Die Orchideen 211 1914 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Epidendreae | |
| subtribe | Laeliinae | |
| genus | Encyclia Hooker 1828 | |
| 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) | ||
| it is useful give the soluble mineal nutriens, on the roots. | ||
| native of | origins | shrubs near the sea in Cuba and the Bahamas |
| altitude | 0 - 100 m (0 - 330 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Guantanamo Bay (Guantanamo, Cuba) |
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| Köppen climate classification : Aw, tropical savanna climate (with a dry season and a rainy season) | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 50 m / 165 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Guantanamo Bay this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 18 m' to 10 h 42 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | sunny | |
| inflorescence | length | 100 - 125 cm (40" - 50") , apical |
| nr flowers | 12 - 16 | |
| size | single flower 6 L 4 cm (2.4" L 1.6") - inflorescence L cm | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 90 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
