| Euchile mariae photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Ames) Withner, Carl Leslie (jr.) |
| published in | The Cattleyas and Their Relatives 5 : 139 1998 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Epidendreae | |
| subtribe | Laellinae | |
| genus | Euchile Withner 1998 | |
| 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 in Mexico (Hidalgo, San Lui Potosì, Guanajuato, Puebla, Querètaro, Tamaulipas, Veracruz) |
| altitude | 840 - 1200 m (2772 - 3960 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from San Luis Potosì (Hidalgo, Mexico) |
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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 1000 m / 3300 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in San Luis Potosì this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 28 m' to 10 h 32 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | apical |
| nr flowers | 1 - 2, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 6 L 5 cm (2.4" L 2") | |
| duration | inflorescence length, ≈ 30 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 100 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
