| no longer in collection photo Z |
| Lophiaris lanceana | ||
| (Oncidium lanceanum) | ||
| taxonomy | described by | (Lindley) Braem, Guido Jozef |
| published in | Schlechteriana 4 ( 1 - 2 ) : 17 24 jun. 1993 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Oncidiinae | |
| genus | Lophiaris Rafinesque 1838 | |
| 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 in Mexico, Guyana, Venezuela (Amazonas, Apure, Bolivar), Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia |
| altitude | 350 - 600 m (1155 - 1980 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Guasdualito (Apure, Venezuela) |
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| Köppen climate classification : Aw, tropical savanna climate (with a dry season and a rainy season) | ||
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 500 m / 1650 ft) : |
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| photoperiod |
in Guasdualito this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 12 h 28 m', to 11 h 32 m' |
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| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 16 - 20 cm (6.4" - 8"), basal |
| nr flowers | 4, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 4 L 5 cm (1.6" L 2") - inflorescence L cm | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 15 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 50 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
