| Gongora scaphephorus photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav & von Rawicz Warszewicz, Joseph |
| published in | Bonplandia 2 : 98 1854 | |
| famigly | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Stanhopeinae | |
| genus | Gongora Ruiz & Pavon 1794 | |
| 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 Colombia, Ecuador (Morona-Santiago, Pastaza), Peru (Loreto, Junin,Tarma), |
| Bolivia (Cochabamba, Chapere) | ||
| altitude | 510 - 1000 m (1683 - 3300 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Tuluà (Valle del Cauca, Colombia) |
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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 / 2475 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Tuluà this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 16 m' to 11 h 44 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 90 - 110 cm (36" - 44"), basal |
| nr flowers | 60 - 64, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 4 L 1 cm (1.6" L 0.4") - depth 3.5 cm (1.4") - inflorescence 90 L 10 cm (36" L 4") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 7 - 8 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
