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| taxonomy |
described by |
(Lindley) Klotzsch, Johann Friedrich |
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published in |
Algemeine Gartenzeitung 10 : 107 1842 |
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family |
Orchidaceae |
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subfamily |
Orchidoideae |
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tribe |
Cranichideae |
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subtribe |
Spiranthiinae |
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genus |
Sarcoglottis Presl 1827 |
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chromosomes |
2n = 46 |
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metabolism |
C3 pathway, stomata of the leaves are open during the day. |
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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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soluble mineral nutriens are effective both, foliar or on the roots. |
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| native of |
origins |
cloud forests in Venezuela (Miranda, Sucre), Guyana, Suriname, Ecuador (El Oro, Esmeraldas, Piñas, . |
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Zamora-Chinchipe), Peru (Amazonas, Basque, Pasco, Tumbes, Zarumilla, Oxapampa), Brazil (Bahia, |
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Rio de Janeiro, Mato Grosso), Argentina (Corrientes, Missiones) |
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altitude |
20 - 1750 m (66 - 5775 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Los Tequez (Miranda, Venezuela) |
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Köppen climate classification : Aw, tropical savanna climate (with a dry season and a rainy season) |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 900 m / 2970 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Los Tequez this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 41 m' to 11 h 19 m' |
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life form |
geophyte |
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brightness |
partial shade |
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| inflorescence |
length |
80 - 130 cm (32" - 52"), from the base of the leaves |
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nr flowers |
18 - 22 |
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size |
single flower 4 L 1.3 cm (1.6" L 1.2") - inflorescence 70 L 8 cm (28" L 3.2") |
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duration |
inflorescence ≈ 90 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 120 days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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