| Laelia flava photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Lindley, John |
| published in | Edwards's Botanical Register 25 : misc. 88 1839 | |
| 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 of Brazil (Minas Gerais, including Serra do Frio and Serra do Pietade) |
| altitude | 800 - 1000 m (2640 - 3300 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from : Belo Hirizonte (Minas Gerais, Brazil) |
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Köppen climate classification : Cfa (humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with very hot summers ) |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 900 m / 2970 ft) : |
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| photoperiod |
in Belo Horizonte this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 13 h 18 m', to 10 h 42 m' |
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| life form | litophyte | |
| brigthness | sunny to full sun | |
| inflorescence | length | 24 - 30 cm (9.6" - 12") |
| nr flowers | 4 - 9 | |
| size | single flower 6 L 6 cm (2.4" L 2.4") - inflorescence 10 L 7 cm (4" L 2.8") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 16 - 20 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 80 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
