| Laelia dayana photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav |
| published in | The Gardners' Chronicle, new series 2 : 772 1876 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Epidendreae | |
| subtribe | Laeliinae | |
| genus | Laelia Lindley 1831 | |
| metabolism | CAM pathway, stomata of the leaves are open at night. | |
| (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, on branches covered with lichens, on Organ Mountains in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, to Serra do Rio Petro) |
| altitude | 900 - 1300 m (2970 - 4290 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from : Teresopolis (Mt. Organ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) |
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Köppen climate classification : Cfb, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with hot summers
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1100 m / 3630 ft) : |
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| photoperiod |
in Teresopolis this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 13 h 50 m', to 10 h 50 m' |
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| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade to sunny | |
| inflorescence | length | 2 cm (0.8"), apical |
| nr flowers | 1 | |
| size | single flower 3 L 3 cm (1.2" L 1.2") | |
| duration | single flower, ≈ 45 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 40 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
