| Laelia xanthina photo C Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Lindley, John |
| published in | Botanical Magazine 85 : t . 5144 . 1859 | |
| Family | Orchdaceae | |
| 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 | origin | In the warm forests of Brazil (Bahia, Espirito Santo) |
| elevation | 800 - 1000 m (2600 - 330 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Iguà (Bahia, Brasile) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Aw, tropical savanna climate (with a dry season and a rainy season) | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 900 m / 2970 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Iguà this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 58 m' to 11 h 02 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | sunny | |
| inflorescence | lenght | 20 cm (8"), apical |
| flowers | 4 - 5 | |
| size | single flower 5 L 7 cm (2 L 2.8") - inflorescence 30 L 30 cm (12 L 12 ") | |
| duration | inflorescence ~ 15 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth ~ 90 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
