| Lycaste lasioglossa photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav |
| published in | The Gardners' Chronicle & Agricultural Gazette 215 17 Feb. 1872 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroisdeae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Maxillariinae | |
| genus | Lycaste Lindley 1842 | |
| metabolism |
CAM pathway, stomata of the leaves are open at night. |
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(K.Silvera, L.S. Santiago, J.C. Cushman, K. Winter - International Symposium on Plant Biology, August 2013) |
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it is useful give the soluble mineal nutriens, on the roots. |
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| native of | origins | cloud forests in Mexico (Chiapas), El Salvador, Guatemala (Baja Verapaz), Honduras |
| altitude | 1300 - 1650 m (4290 - 5445 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Tegucigalpa (Morazán, Honduras) |
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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 1450 m / 4800 ft) : |
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| photoperiod | in Tegucigalpa this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 12 h 56 m', to 11 h 04 m' | |
| life form | geophyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 20 - 25 cm (8" - 10"), basal |
| nr flowers | 1, fragrant | |
| size | single flower 9 L 10 cm (3.6" L 4") | |
| duration | single flower, ≈ 30 - 35 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 50 - 60 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
