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| taxonomy |
described by |
(Lindley) Schlechter, Friedrich Richard Rudolf |
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published in |
Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt . Zweite Abteilung Systematik, |
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Pflanzengeographie, angewandte Botanik 36 ( 2 ) : 477 1918 |
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family |
Orchidaceae |
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subfamily |
Epidendroideae |
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tribe |
Epidendreae |
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subtribe |
Laeliinae |
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genus |
Rhyncholaelia Schlechter 1918 |
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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 |
dry forests in Mexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Ocosingo, Ocozocoautla), B elize (Cajo), |
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Guatemala (Baja Verapaz, Jalapa, Copàn), Honduras |
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altitude |
800 - 1525 m (2640 - 5032 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Oaxaca (Oaxaca, Mexico) |
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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 1200 m / 4960 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Oaxaca this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 08 m' to 10 h 52 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte |
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brightness |
partial shade |
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| inflorescence |
length |
10 cm (4"), apical |
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nr flowers |
1, fragrant |
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size |
single flower 10 L 10 cm (4" L 4") |
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duration |
single flower, ≈ 35 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 100 days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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