| Laelia jongheana photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav |
| published in | The Gardners' Chronicle & Agricultural Gazette 425 1872 | |
| 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) - near extincion in the wild |
| altitude | 1300 - 1600 m (4290 - 5280 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Diamantina (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 1450 m / 4800 ft) : |
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| photoperiod |
in Diamantina this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 13 h 13 m', to 10 h 47 m' |
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| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | sunny | |
| inflorescence | length | 3 cm (1.2"), apical |
| nr flowers | 1 | |
| size | single flower 14 L 14 cm (5.6" L 5.6") | |
| duration | single flower, ≈ 20 - 30 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
