| Encyclia hanburyi photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Lindley) Schlechter, Friedrich Richard Rudolf |
| published in | Die Orchideen 209 3 jul. 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 | forests on clay, in Mexico (Chiapas, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Puebla, Juchitàn) |
| Guatemala (Camayagna, El Paraiso, Guinope, Intibucà) | ||
| altitude | 20 - 1600 m (66 - 5280 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Teotitlán de Flores Magón (Oaxaca, Mexico) |
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| Köppen climate classification : Cfb, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with hot summers | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 800 m / 2640 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Teotitlán this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 12 m' to 10 h 48 m' | |
| life form | geophyte | |
| brigthness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 30 cm (12"), apical |
| nr flowers | 4 | |
| size | single flower 3,5 L 3,5 cm (1.4" L 1.4") - inflorescence 6 L 8 cm (2.4" L 3.2") | |
| duration | ≈ 40 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
