| Laelia lundii photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav |
| published in | Otia Botanica Hamburgensia 2 : 92 1881 | |
| 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 | uncommon plant, grows on small trees or rocky ground, along streams in Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo, |
| Paranà), Argentina (Iguazù, Misiones), Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Tarija, Sud Cinti), Paraguay | ||
| altitude | 740 - 1000 m (2440 - 3300 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Iguazù (Misiones, Argentina) |
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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 Iguazù this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 13 h 42 m', to 10 h 18 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte or litophyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 1 cm (0.4"), apical |
| nr flowers | 1, fragrant | |
| size | single flower, 3 L 3.5 cm (1.2" L 1.4") | |
| duration | single flower ≈ 25 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
