| Osmoglossum pulchellum forma dormanianum | photo C. Solimbergo | |
| (Cuitlauzina pulchella) | ||
| taxonomy | described by | (Williams) Gruss, Olaf & Wolff, Manfred |
| published in | Orchid Atlas 281 2007 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Oncidiinae | |
| genus | Osmoglossum Schlechter 1922 | |
| metabolism |
CAM pathway, stomata of the leaves are open atnight. |
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| (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 | moist forests in Mexico (Chiapas, Chisenga, Teopisca), Guatemala, El Salvador |
| altitude | 1400 - 2100 m (4620 - 6930 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Huehuetenango (Huehuetenango, Guatemala) |
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Köppen climate classification : Cwb, humid subtropical climate, with hot summer |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1800 m / 5940 ft) : |
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| photoperiod | in Huehuetenango this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 13 h 01 m' to 10 h 59 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade to low | |
| inflorescence | length | 24 - 28 cm (9.6" - 11.2"), basal |
| nr flowers | 4 - 6 | |
| size | single flower 3 L 2 cm (1.2" L 0.8") - inflorescence 8 L 5 cm (3.2" L 2") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 60 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 70 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
