| Encyclia randii photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Barbosa Rodriguez) Porto, Paulo Campos & Brade, Alexander Curt |
| published in | Rodriguèsia 1 : 29 1935 | |
| 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 | rainforests in Brazil (Amazonas, Pernambuco, Mato Grosso, Parà, Cassipa, Tapajos), Paraguay |
| altitude | 10 - 300 m (33 - 990 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Cuiaba (Mato Grosso, Brazil) |
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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 170 m / 560 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Cuiaba this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 01 m' to 10 h 59 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | sunny | |
| inflorescence | length | 30 - 50 cm (12" - 20"), apical |
| nr flowers | 6 - 9 | |
| size | single flower 6 L 4 cm (2.4" L 1.6") - inflorescence L cm | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 - 80 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
