| Gongora truncata photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Lindley, John |
| published in | Edwards's Botanical Register 29 : misc. 42 1843 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Stanhopeinae | |
| genus | Gongora Ruiz & Pavon 1794 | |
| metabolim |
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 forests in Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Yajalòn), Belize (Cajo), Guatemala, Honduras, Brazil |
| altitude | 180 - 850 m (594 - 2800 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Tuxla Gutierrez (Chiapas, 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 500 m / 1650 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Tuxla Gutierrez this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 06 m' to 10 h 54 m' | |
| file form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 16 - 20 cm (6.4" - 1.8"), basal |
| nr flowers | 12 - 16, fragrans | |
| size | single flower 2.5 L 4.5 cm (1" L 1.8") - inflorescence 22 L 8 cm (8.8" L 3.2") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 20 - 25 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
