| Gomesa crispa photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Reichenbach f. ex Lindley) Klotzsch, Joann Friedrich |
| published in | Botanische Zeitung (Berlin) 10 : 772 1852 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Oncidiinae | |
| genus | Gomesa R.Brown 1815 | |
| 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 | moist mountains, along river banks, in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, Serra dos Orgãos, São Paulo, Paranà, |
| Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul, Minas Gerais) | ||
| altitude | 1000 - 1500 m (3300 - 4950 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Diamantina (Minas Gerais, Brazil) |
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| Köppen climate classification : Cfa, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with very hot summers | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1250 m / 4125 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Diamantina this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 12 m' to 10 h 48 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte or geophyte | |
| brightness | partial shade to low | |
| inflorescence | length | 18 - 20 cm (7.2" - 8"), apical |
| nr flowers | 32 - 48, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 1.4 L 1 cm (0.56" L 0.4") - inflorescence 5 L 5 cm (2" L 2") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 40 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
