| Laelia gouldiana photo C. Solimbergo | ||
| (natural hybrid L. anceps x L. autumnalis ?) |
| taxonomy | described by | Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav |
| published in | The Gardners' Chronicle ser. 3 3 : 41 1888 | |
| 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 | it may be extinct in the wild, was present in the mountains of Mexico (Hidalgo, Morelos, Cuernavaca), |
| on rocks or bushes | ||
| altitude | 1576 m (5200 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Cuernacaca (Morelos, Mexico) |
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Köppen climate classification : Aw, tropical savanna climate (with a long dry season and a rainy season) |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 2000 m / 6600 ft) : |
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| photoperiod |
in Cuernavaca this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 13 h 14 m', to 10 h 46 m' |
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| life form | epiphyte or litophyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 70 - 84 cm (28" - 33.6"), apical |
| nr flowers | 5 - 7 | |
| size | single flower 9 L 8 cm (3.6" L 3.2") - inflorescence 30 L 20 cm (12" L 8") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 50 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 100 - 110 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
