| Lophiaris pumila photo C. Solimbergo |
| (Oncidium pumilum) | ||
| taxonomy | described by | (Lindley) Braem, Guido Jozef |
| published in | Schlechteriana 4 ( 1 - 2 ) : 21 24 jun. 1993 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Onciidinae | |
| 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 |
warm and humid valleys or on cool mountains in Brazil (Parà, Goias, Bahia, to Rio Grande do Sul, |
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Porto Alegre, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Organ Mts., Rio Comprido, Mato Grosso, Vale de Sonhos, |
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Paranà, Villa Velha, Fazenda Pau Ferro), Paraguay, Argentina |
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| altitude | 600 - 900 m (1980 - 2970 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Pampulha (Mato Grosso, 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 750 m / 2475 ft) : |
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| photoperiod |
in Pampulha this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 13 h 18 m', to 10 h 42 m' |
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| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 27 - 30 cm (10.8" - 12"), basal |
| nr flowers | 180 - 200 | |
| size | single flower 0.4 L 0.3 cm (0.16" L 0.12") - inflorescence L cm | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 15 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 50 - 60 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
