| Galeandra dives photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav |
| published in | Bonplandia 2 : 98 1854 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Catasetinae | |
| genus | Galeandra Lindley 1832 | |
| 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 | humid forests of Granada (Sta. Martia), Suriname, Guyana, Venezuela (Bolivar), Colombia, Brazil |
| altitude | 500 - 1000 m (1650 - 3300 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Enachu (Guyana) |
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| Köppen climate classification : Af, humid tropical climate of the rainforest | ||
| (no winter season, more abundant rainfall) | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 750 m 2500 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Enachu this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 24 m' to 11 h 36 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 7 - 8 cm (2.8" - 3.2"), apical |
| nr flowers | 6 - 9 | |
| size | single flower 4.5 L 4 cm (1.8" L 1.6") - depth 6 cm (2.4") - inflorescence 7 L 9 cm (2.8" L 3.6") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 15, the secondary ≈ 60 days | |
| time | from birth to bloom, about 30 - 40 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
