| Leptotes bicolor photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Lindley, John |
| published in | Edwards' s Botanical Register 19 : t, 1625 1833 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Epidendreae | |
| subtribe | Laeliinae | |
| genus | Leptotes Lindley 1833 | |
| metabolim | 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 | primary rainforests of Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, Mts. Organ), Paraguay |
| altitude | 500 - 1000 m (1650 - 3300 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Petropolis (Mts. Organ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) |
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Köppen climate classification : Cfb, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with hot summers |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 800 m / 2640 ft) : |
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| photoperiod |
in Petropolis this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 13 h 30 m', to 10 h 30 m' |
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| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 4 - 6 cm (1.6" - 2.4"), basal |
| nr flowers | 1 - 2, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 3 L 3 cm (1.2" L 1.2") | |
| duration | single flower, ≈ 10 - 12 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 120 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
