| Laelia perrinii photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Lindley) Bateman, James |
| published in | Paxton' s Magazine of Botany 13 1847 | |
| 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 | costal rainforests of Brazil (Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro - Serra do Mar to Serra de Mantiqieria Mountains, |
| Rio Grande do Norte) | ||
| altitude | 360 - 900 m (1188 - 2970 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Cerro Cora (National Park, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil) |
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Köppen climate classification : Bsh, steppe hot-dry climate |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 600 m / 1980 ft) : |
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| photoperiod | in Cerro Cora this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 12 h 24 m', to 11 h 36 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | sunny | |
| 12,24 / 11,36 | ||
| inflorescence | length | 10 cm (4"), apical |
| nr flowers | 1 - 2 | |
| size | single flower 16 L 16 cm (6.4" L 6.4") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 15 - 20 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 90 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
