| Laelia purpurata var. virginalis photo C.Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Lindley, John & Paxton, Joseph |
| published in | Paxton' s Flower Garden 3 : 111 1853 | |
| var. virginalis | described by | Menezes, L. C. |
| published in | Orquidario 9 : 34 1995 | |
| 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 | on high trees in swampy areas on the coast of Brazil, for 470 km.(292 mi) (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul ) and smal islands |
| altitude | 0 m (0 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Iguape (São Paulo, 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 0 m / 0 ft) : |
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| photoperiod | in Iguape this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 13 h 42 m', to 10 h 18 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | sunny | |
| inflorescence | length | 12 cm (4.8"), apical |
| nr flowers | 5 - 6, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 13 L 13 cm (5.2" L 5.2") - inflorescence 25 L 18 cm (10" L 7.2") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 25 cm | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 150 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
